Linear focal elastosis (elastotic striae)

Burket, John M.; Zelickson, Alvin S.; Padilla, R. Steven

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(89)70075-x

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“…The disorder was described by Burket, Zelickson, and Padilla in 1989 in 3 elderly white men who presented with palpable, symmetric, yellow lines on either side of the vertebral column. 19 Epidemiology. Nearly 2 dozen cases of linear focal elastosis have been reported in Asian, black, and white persons who ranged in age from 7 to 89 years; reports of occurrence in men are more common than those in women.…”

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“…Linear focal elastosis is characterized by massive, well-demarcated basophilic fibers and increased elastic tissue staining; elastic fibers in the subpapillary to lower reticular dermis appear fragmented and aggregated. 19,[25][26][27] Electron microscopy may show fragmentation of elastic tissue, as well as the presence of microfibrillar, granular components, and elastin, aggregated in various stages of maturation. 19,26 Elastic fiber microfibrils may appear to be continuous with intracytoplasmic filaments of fibroblasts, which suggests that elastogenesis is occurring.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Lesions may occur on the axillae, abdomen, thighs, arms, or breasts, and histopathologic examination shows a flattened epidermis, abnormal collagen fibers, and variable changes in elastic tissue. 7,19 By contrast, linear focal elastosis is characterized by palpable yellow plaques that show characteristic changes in elastic tissue; the epidermis and collagen fibers are not affected. Notably, coexistence of these two lesions has been reported.…”

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“…Dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata is characterized by oval, skin-colored papules rather than linear yellow plaques, as seen in linear focal elastosis. 19 Treatment. There is no known treatment for linear focal elastosis.…”

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Acquired disorders of elastic tissue: part I. increased elastic tissue and solar elastotic syndromes

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Dill

et al. 2004

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Section: Linear Focal Elastosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Linear Focal Elastosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Linear Focal Elastosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Linear Focal Elastosismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Acquired disorders of elastic tissue: part I. increased elastic tissue and solar elastotic syndromes

Lewis

Bercovitch

Dill

et al. 2004

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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“…Linear focal elastosis (LFE) was first described by Burket et al1 in 1989 in three elderly men. Since then, only 24 cases of LFE have been described in the English literature.…”

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Could a Growth Spurt Cause Linear Focal Elastosis Like Striae Distensae?

et al. 2012

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Linear focal elastosis (LFE) is characterized by several asymptomatic, yellow, palpable, irregularly indurated, striae-like lines extending horizontally across the middle and lower back. A focal increase in elastic fibers is a hallmark of the disease as seen from biopsy specimens. The pathogenesis of LFE is unclear, as is the association between LFE and striae distensae (SD). However, the prevailing opinion is that LFE represents an excessive regenerative process of elastic fibers and is analogous to keloidal repair of SD. Although the timing of onset of LFE and SD was not synchronous in our patient, the triggering factor was the same, which was the growth spurt. This case is supporting the putative association between LFE and SD.

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