Anetoderma Schweninger-Buzzi: Two Case Reports
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.560Keywords:
Anetoderma, Connective tissue disorders, Chronic infections, Prothrombotic conditions, HistopathologyAbstract
BACKGROUND: Anetodermas are rare disorders of connective tissue with a focal loss of elastic fibres in the upper and mid dermis. Two types are separated, inflammatory and non-inflammatory.
CASE REPORTS: We report two cases of acquired anetoderma Schweniger-Buzzi type. This non-inflammatory subtype is characterised by skin-coloured or whitish atrophic sac-like protrusions of trunk skin in adult males. Chronic infections and autoimmune disorders have been excluded. The diagnosis had been confirmed by characteristic histopathology.
CONCLUSIONS: Anetodermas are symptomless disorders. They can be easily overlooked. The knowledge of such conditions is of importance to identify patients with a risk of thromboembolic events and underlying infections or autoimmune connective tissue diseases.
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Copyright (c) 2019 Uwe Wollina, Diana Mühle, Torello Lotti, Aleksandra Vojvodic (Author)
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