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Cutaneous features of pseudoxanthoma elasticum in a patient with generalized arterial calcification of infancy due to a homozygous missense mutation in theENPP1gene
9 Jan 2012
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BACKGROUND: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) manifests with cutaneous lesions consisting of yellowish papules coalescing into plaques of inelastic skin. Histopathology demonstrates accumulation of pleiomorphic elastic structures with progressive mineralization. The classic form of PXE is caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene. OBJECTIVES: A 2-year-old patient with PXE of the neck, inguinal folds and lower abdomen,...
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