Elastosis perforans serpiginosa and associated disorders

Authors
Mehta, RK Burrows, NR Payne, CMER Mendelsohn, SS Pope, FM Rytina, E
Citation
Rk. Mehta et al., Elastosis perforans serpiginosa and associated disorders, CLIN EXP D, 26(6), 2001, pp. 521-524
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
03076938 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
521 - 524
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-6938(200109)26:6<521:EPSAAD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We report elastosis perforans serpiginosa (EPS) arising in three patients w ith Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta and Down's syndrome. Th ese cases illustrate some of the rare but well-recognized disease associati ons with EPS. The other causes of EPS are reviewed.