A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis)
Cutis laxa (generalized elastolysis) is characterized by sagging folds of loose skin on the face and trunk. Although grouped with hyperelastic skin conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cutis laxa shows an almost total lack of skin elasticity. Because it is a generalized state, it may present a...
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| description | Cutis laxa (generalized elastolysis) is characterized by sagging folds of loose skin on the face and trunk. Although grouped with hyperelastic skin conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cutis laxa shows an almost total lack of skin elasticity. Because it is a generalized state, it may present as an abnormality in the connective tissue of more than one organ system. The authors report a patient who had end-stage renal failure related to heavy chain disease, a recognized association of cutis laxa. Although the patient’s vascular abnormalities were significant, she died of respiratory failure at 41 years of age from cutis laxa-induced emphysema. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f549dbc64b744159a27fa432341744f2025-02-03T01:06:15ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412005-01-0112315115210.1155/2005/624875A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis)Paul Champion0Frank Ryan1Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaRespiratory and Internal Medicine, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCutis laxa (generalized elastolysis) is characterized by sagging folds of loose skin on the face and trunk. Although grouped with hyperelastic skin conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cutis laxa shows an almost total lack of skin elasticity. Because it is a generalized state, it may present as an abnormality in the connective tissue of more than one organ system. The authors report a patient who had end-stage renal failure related to heavy chain disease, a recognized association of cutis laxa. Although the patient’s vascular abnormalities were significant, she died of respiratory failure at 41 years of age from cutis laxa-induced emphysema.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/624875 |
| spellingShingle | Paul Champion Frank Ryan A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis) Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis) |
| title_full | A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis) |
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| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis) |
| title_short | A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis) |
| title_sort | case of congenital cutis laxa generalized elastolysis |
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