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MeSH Supplementary: Elastosis perforans serpiginosa
Unique ID: C536202
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C536202
Entry Term(s): Elastoma intrapapillare perforans verruciformis; Miescher elastoma
Heading Mapped to: *Skin Diseases
Frequency: 76
Note: A condition characterized by transepidermal elimination of ELASTIC TISSUE and the development of lesions in a serpiginous pattern, where scar tissue is deposited beneath the dermis. It occurs in several connective tissue disorders including MARFAN SYNDROME; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM as well as DOWN SYNDROME. It may also occur in isolation as autosomal dominant genetic trait. OMIM: 130100
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2015/08/18

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