A Case of Facial Papular Elastorrhexis

• Main Authors: Yang X (Author), Lei X (Author), Zhang J (Author), Chen Z (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dove Medical Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Xiaojing Yang,1 Xuan Lei,2 Jianzhong Zhang,1 Zhou Chen1 1Department of Dermatology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency, Beijing Chest Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhou Chen, Department of Dermatology, Peking University People's Hospital, # 11. Xizhimen South St, Beijing, 100044, People's Republic of China, Tel [phone], Fax [phone], Email [e-mail]: Papular elastorrhexis (PE) is a rare disorder of dermal elastic fibers, which presents as firm, hypopigmented papules, commonly distributed on the trunk and extremities. The facial area is rarely involved. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with multiple asymptomatic, soft, skin-colored facial papules whose histopathological features are compatible with PE. Facial PE may be a variant of PE, and special staining in showing changes in both elastic and collagen fibers may be of great value in diagnosis.Keywords: papular elastorrhexis, facial area, elastic fibers, collagen fibers, case report

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