Korean J Dermatol.
2001 Aug;39(8):948-950.
A Case of Perforating Calcific Elastosis in a Multiparous Women after Laparoscopic Surgery
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Perforating calcific elastosis is a localized cutaneous acquired disorder most frequently in obese, multiparous, middle-aged women. We report a case of perforating calcific elastosis in a 66-year-old multiparous woman who had asymptomatic yellowish cobblestoned plaque with keratotic papules scattered on its surface in the periumbilical region. She have been treated to laparoscopic surgery 5 years ago. The biopsy specimen showed basophilic calcified elastic fibers in the dermis that undergo transepidermal elimination. The von Kossa stain showed dense deposition of calcium in this area.
