Mid-dermal elastolysis: A female-centric disease; case report and updated review of the literature

• Main Authors: Jori Hardin, MD, MSc (Author), Elaine Dupuis, MD, MBA (Author), Richard M. Haber, MD, FRCPC (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Mid-dermal elastolysis (MDE) is a rare, yet well-defined clinical and histopathologic entity manifested by fine wrinkling of the skin and mid-dermal loss of elastic fibers. This disease predominantly affects young to middle-aged Caucasian females and although it has no reported systemic...