Dermoscopic phenotype of pseudoxanthoma elasticum skin lesions: a study of 16 patients

Abstract

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder due to mutations in the ABCC6 gene on chromosome 16. Clinical manifestations of PXE are first observed in the skin which number among the criteria for diagnosis. Their identification can be problematic and might be easier diagnosed with help of dermoscopy (DS). PXE skin lesions are well described clinically in the literature, but only few case reports describe their DS features.

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