European Journal of Dermatology
MENUAnetoderma with lesional infiltration of TNF-alpha-expressing basophils and matrix metalloproteinase-9-secreting M2 macrophages Volume 31, numéro 2, March-April 2021
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Department of Dermatology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2021.3998
- Page(s) : 258-9
- Année de parution : 2021
Anetoderma (also known as macular atrophy) is a rare elastolytic disease clinically characterized by small, atrophic or flaccid patches that herniate inward on palpation [1]. Histopathological examination reveals complete loss (elastolysis) and/or fragmentation (elastorrhexis) of elastic fibres in the upper and mid-dermis, occasionally accompanied by inflammatory infiltrates comprising lymphocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, macrophages, and/or multi-nucleated giant cells [1, 2]. Furthermore, elastophagocytosis [...]