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[Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, 5 case reports].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 18 Oct 2003
Aissaoui Radhia, Derbel Faten, Jallouli Amel, Smida Hnia, Bouhaouala Habib, Hedi Dougui Mohamed, Zbiba Mokhtar
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an inherited metabolic disease with many systemic manifestations. We report 5 cases. OBSERVATIONS: The first patient presented cutaneous (yellowish grouped papules with reticulate pigmentation) and ocular manifestations (angioid streaks). The second patient is the sister of the first and presented the same clinical signs. The third is the mother of the two previous...
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