The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2007 , Vol 49 , Num 4
Early onset linear focal elastosis in a Turkish boy
1Departments of Dermatology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2Departments of Pathology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Adışen E, İlter N, Erdem Ö, Gürer MA. Early onset linear focal elastosis in a Turkish boy. Turk J Pediatr 2007; 49: 441-443.

A 14-year-old boy applied to our outpatient clinic with a three-month history of lesions on the back. The physical examination revealed linear, yellow, stria-like palpable bands surrounded by a slight erythema extending horizontally across the back. Histopathological examination of the lesional skin demonstrated coarseness in collagen bundles and homogenization and decrement in elastic fibers with van Gieson stain. These features were consistent with linear focal elastosis. In the literature, linear focal elastosis is mainly reported in the elderly. We describe here a case of early linear focal elastosis arising in a 14-year-old Turkish boy. Keywords : Elastotic striae, back, linear focal elastosis

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