Anetoderma

Anetoderma
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 L90.9 (ILDS L90.910)
DiseasesDB 29805

Anetoderma (also known as "Anetoderma maculosa,"[1] "Anetoderma maculosa cutis,"[1] "Atrophia maculosa cutis,"[1] and "Macular atrophy"[2]) is a localized laxity of the skin with herniation or outpouching resulting from abnormal dermal elastic tissue.[2] Anetoderma comes in three types:

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 1027. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
  3. Laumann, Anne; Minocha, Julia Sanger; Ho, Stephen C (2009-06-22). "Anetoderma". eMedicine. Web MD. Retrieved 17 December 2009.