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Case Report: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
2020-01-09
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a rare inherited disorder, characterised by a progressive mineralization and fragmentation of elastic fibres of the skin, retina and cardiovascular system. At an initial stage, the skin usually exhibits distinctive lesions and subsequently extra-dermal manifestations. The diagnosis is based on clinical manifestations, histological analysis of the lesions and genetic analysis. This...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 2e9905b5-1ac6-599b-ab29-5badb47931f3
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- 10.12688/f1000research.21431.1
