PMC3664876_01
Multiple small yellowish papules organized in reticulated pattern in the lateral side of the neck
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During his hospitalization a dermatological exam for lesions in the patient's neck was required and found multiples small yellowish papules with size ranging from 1 to 5 mm, organized in reticulated pattern on the posterolateral side of the neck (Figure 1).
Presence in the mid dermis of degenerated and fragmented elastic fibers with a granular appearance (HESX20)
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The diagnostic of systemic elastorrhexis was suspected and confirmed by the biopsy of the affected skin showing in the mid-dermis a degenerated, fragmented and irregularly clumped elastic fibers of a granular appearance (Figure 2).