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Thickened elastic fibers in the dermis

MedGen UID:
1370941
•Concept ID:
C4476631
•
Finding
Synonym: Thickened elastic fibres in the dermis
 
HPO: HP:0025166

Definition

An increase of the diameter of elastic fibers in the dermis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThickened elastic fibers in the dermis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Changes in Dermal Thickness in Biopsy Study of Histologic Findings After a Single Injection of Polycaprolactone-Based Filler into the Dermis.
Kim JS
Aesthet Surg J 2019 Nov 13;39(12):NP484-NP494. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjz050. PMID: 30778526Free PMC Article
Dermal morphological changes following salicylic acid peeling and microdermabrasion.
Abdel-Motaleb AA, Abu-Dief EE, Hussein MR
J Cosmet Dermatol 2017 Dec;16(4):e9-e14. Epub 2017 Feb 22 doi: 10.1111/jocd.12315. PMID: 28229524
Confetti-like macular atrophy: A new entity?
Aksoy B, Ustün H, Gülbahçe R, Balci M, Aksoy HM, Civaş E, Atakan N
J Dermatol 2009 Nov;36(11):592-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00709.x. PMID: 19878392
White fibrous papulosis of the neck: a chinese case.
Wang DG, Zhu WY
J Dermatol 2005 Jun;32(6):497-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00788.x. PMID: 16043928
Local oestriol treatment improves the structure of elastic fibers in the skin of postmenopausal women.
Punnonen R, Vaajalahti P, Teisala K
Ann Chir Gynaecol Suppl 1987;202:39-41. PMID: 3477986

Diagnosis

Papular elastorrhexis: report of four cases and review of literature.
Luo DQ, Liu JH, Chen MC, Wang Z, Xie WL
Arch Dermatol Res 2015 Mar;307(2):99-108. Epub 2014 Oct 11 doi: 10.1007/s00403-014-1509-z. PMID: 25304153
Confetti-like macular atrophy: A new entity?
Aksoy B, Ustün H, Gülbahçe R, Balci M, Aksoy HM, Civaş E, Atakan N
J Dermatol 2009 Nov;36(11):592-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00709.x. PMID: 19878392
Elastic fiber pattern in scleroderma/morphea.
Walters R, Pulitzer M, Kamino H
J Cutan Pathol 2009 Sep;36(9):952-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01201.x. PMID: 19674200
Linear focal elastosis in a young black man: a new presentation.
Moiin A, Hashimoto K
J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 May;30(5 Pt 2):874-7. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(94)70103-2. PMID: 8169266
Ultrastructural immunolocalization of elastic fibers in rat blood vessels using the protein A-gold technique.
Lethias C, Hartmann DJ, Masmejean M, Ravazzola M, Sabbagh I, Ville G, Herbage D, Eloy R
J Histochem Cytochem 1987 Jan;35(1):15-21. doi: 10.1177/35.1.3794307. PMID: 3794307

Therapy

Changes in Dermal Thickness in Biopsy Study of Histologic Findings After a Single Injection of Polycaprolactone-Based Filler into the Dermis.
Kim JS
Aesthet Surg J 2019 Nov 13;39(12):NP484-NP494. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjz050. PMID: 30778526Free PMC Article
Dermal morphological changes following salicylic acid peeling and microdermabrasion.
Abdel-Motaleb AA, Abu-Dief EE, Hussein MR
J Cosmet Dermatol 2017 Dec;16(4):e9-e14. Epub 2017 Feb 22 doi: 10.1111/jocd.12315. PMID: 28229524
Local therapy as basic anti-aging prevention.
Delalle-Lozica N
Acta Clin Croat 2010 Dec;49(4):529-36. PMID: 21830468
The epidermal and dermal changes associated with microdermabrasion.
Freedman BM, Rueda-Pedraza E, Waddell SP
Dermatol Surg 2001 Dec;27(12):1031-3; discussion 1033-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.01031.x. PMID: 11849265
Local oestriol treatment improves the structure of elastic fibers in the skin of postmenopausal women.
Punnonen R, Vaajalahti P, Teisala K
Ann Chir Gynaecol Suppl 1987;202:39-41. PMID: 3477986

Prognosis

Changes in Dermal Thickness in Biopsy Study of Histologic Findings After a Single Injection of Polycaprolactone-Based Filler into the Dermis.
Kim JS
Aesthet Surg J 2019 Nov 13;39(12):NP484-NP494. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjz050. PMID: 30778526Free PMC Article
Hypertrophic lichen sclerosus sine sclerosis: clues to histopathologic diagnosis when presenting as psoriasiform lichenoid dermatitis.
Weyers W
J Cutan Pathol 2015 Feb;42(2):118-29. Epub 2014 Dec 23 doi: 10.1111/cup.12457. PMID: 25413733
Fibroblastic rheumatism: fibromatosis rather than non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Kluger N, Dumas-Tesici A, Hamel D, Brousse N, Fraitag S
J Cutan Pathol 2010 May;37(5):587-92. Epub 2009 Jul 13 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01345.x. PMID: 19615014
Confetti-like macular atrophy: A new entity?
Aksoy B, Ustün H, Gülbahçe R, Balci M, Aksoy HM, Civaş E, Atakan N
J Dermatol 2009 Nov;36(11):592-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00709.x. PMID: 19878392
White fibrous papulosis of the neck: a chinese case.
Wang DG, Zhu WY
J Dermatol 2005 Jun;32(6):497-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00788.x. PMID: 16043928

Clinical prediction guides

Anatomy of the superficial layer of superficial fascia around the nipple-areola complex.
Komiya T, Ito N, Imai R, Itoh M, Naito M, Matsubayashi J, Matsumura H
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2015 Apr;39(2):209-13. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1007/s00266-015-0455-2. PMID: 25691081
Familial cutaneous collagenoma.
Dawn ME, Deng AC, Petrali J, Wessely C, Jaffe D, Gaspari AA
Skinmed 2008 Jan-Feb;7(1):43-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-9740.2007.06353.x. PMID: 18174804
Annular atrophic lichen planus.
Ponce-Olivera RM, Tirado-Sánchez A, Montes-de-Oca-Sánchez G, León-Dorantes G, Mercadillo-Pérez P
Int J Dermatol 2007 May;46(5):490-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.02964.x. PMID: 17472678
Local oestriol treatment improves the structure of elastic fibers in the skin of postmenopausal women.
Punnonen R, Vaajalahti P, Teisala K
Ann Chir Gynaecol Suppl 1987;202:39-41. PMID: 3477986
Ultrastructural abnormalities of the microvasculature and elastic fibers in the skin of juvenile diabetics.
Braverman IM, Keh-Yen A
J Invest Dermatol 1984 Mar;82(3):270-4. doi: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12260279. PMID: 6699427

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