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Atypical presentation of pseudoxanthoma elasticum with abdominal cutis laxa: evidence for a spectrum of ectopic calcification disorders?
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2011
Vanakker Olivier M, Leroy Bart P, Schurgers Leon J, Vermeer Cees, Coucke Paul J, De Paepe Anne
Abstract excerpt
A patient is presented with severe cutis laxa of the abdomen. Molecular investigations, including sequencing of the fibulin-5 and elastin gene, failed to endorse the diagnosis of inherited cutis laxa. Ultrasonographical discovery of renal calcifications during his general work-up suggested a possible diagnosis of pseudo-xanthoma elasticum (PXE). A discrete yellowish reticular pattern in the anterior neck region...
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