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Postinflammatory cutis laxa in a child

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A previously healthy 4-year-old girl presented with excessive wrinkling of the skin of the face, neck, upper trunk and extremities. The girl had recurrent episodes of itchy, reddish, round erythematous… Click to show full abstract

A previously healthy 4-year-old girl presented with excessive wrinkling of the skin of the face, neck, upper trunk and extremities. The girl had recurrent episodes of itchy, reddish, round erythematous plaques, which initially appeared over the face and slowly progressed to affect the extremities and the upper trunk. The lesions resolved spontaneously over the following week, leaving behind loose and wrinkled skin. Dermatological examination showed wrinkled skin of the face (figure 1A), and …

Keywords: laxa child; cutis laxa; postinflammatory cutis; face

Journal Title: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Year Published: 2020

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