Elastosis perforans serpiginosa and associated disorders

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2001 Sep;26(6):521-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2001.00882.x.

Abstract

We report elastosis perforans serpiginosa (EPS) arising in three patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta and Down's syndrome. These cases illustrate some of the rare but well-recognized disease associations with EPS. The other causes of EPS are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Collagen / analysis
  • Dermis / pathology
  • Down Syndrome / complications*
  • Down Syndrome / pathology
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / complications*
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / pathology
  • Facial Dermatoses / complications
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta / complications*
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta / pathology

Substances

  • Collagen