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MICHAEL M. SCHREIBER, M.D.; JOE C. TILLEY, M.D.

Arch Dermatol. 1961;84(2):266-272.

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Introduction

Cutis laxa is an infrequently discussed entity which manifests itself primarily as loose redundant skin and may be accompanied by internal anomalies. It may be classified as one of the genodermatoses showing a dominant pattern in some of the congenital phenotypes. Confusion about this disorder stems not alone from nomenclature^* but also from lack of photographs, histopathology, genetic analysis, and associated internal abnormalities in many case reports. The study of 4 persons with this disorder recently seen at Charity Hospital prompts this report.

Report of Cases

Case 1.—

A Negro man (Fig. 1), born in 1910, was relatively asymptomatic until 1941 when he noticed an increase in the size of his hands. In 1945, at age 35, he observed a loosening of the skin over his head and neck. Hospitalization in 1951 found him to have a markedly redundant skin in thick folds over his entire scalp, face, and neck. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW ORLEANS

Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology (Dr. Schreiber); Louisiana State University, Department of Dermatology (Dr. Tilley; Dr. Barrett Kennedy, Chairman).

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb. 7, 1961.

Presented before the Louisiana State Dermatological Society, Sept. 18, 1960.

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