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The Dermal Elastoses
J. GRAHAM SMITH, JR., MD
Arch Dermatol. 1963;88(4):382-392.
Abstract
The evidence that elastin is fundamentally different from collagen has been reviewed.
With this background, a new classification based on etiology and distribution has been introduced for the dermal elastoses (those diseases associated with increased elastic tissue staining).
Using the criteria which differentiate elastin from collagen, each of the elastoses has been evaluated. The elastotic fibers seen histologically in actinic elastosis and pseudoxanthoma elasticum are more characteristic of elastin than collagen.
Author Affiliations
DURHAM, NC
From the Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine and the Center for the Study of Aging, Duke University Medical Center. Presented before the 83rd meeting of the American Dermatological Association, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va, April 16, 1963.
Footnotes
Supported in part by NIH Grants AM-05812-02, 5T1 AM 5335-1, and a grant from the Proctor and Gamble, Co.
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