Late-Onset Facial Papular Elastorrhexis

Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Dec;40(12):930-932. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001215.

Abstract

Papular elastorrhexis, a rare defect of dermal elastic fibers of unknown origin, usually involves the trunk and extremities of children or young adults. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with multiple soft, skin-colored facial papules with histological findings characteristic of papular elastorrhexis. Awareness of this entity may allow for its proper identification outside the usual clinical setting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Elastic Tissue / pathology*
  • Face
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*