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[Early pseudoxanthoma elasticum with severe cardiovascular involvement].
Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie - 1 Mar 2004
Barrie L, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Garat H, Bonafe J-L
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INTRODUCTION: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare inherited connective disorder, characterized by elastic tIssue degeneration. The onset of the symptoms usually occurs within the second decade of life. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 15 year-old boy, born to consanguin parents, who presented characteristic cutaneous signs of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. The patient had also presented with severe cardiovascular...
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