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BONETTO, V et al. Mid dermal elastolysis: A case report and review. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2016, vol.97, n.1, pp.81-88. ISSN 1851-300X.

We describe a patient presenting plaques and papules -like wrinkled cigarette paper-, located in abdomen. Histopathological study shows absence of elastic fibers in a band that compromised the middle portion of the dermis. Mid dermal elastolysis is a rare, acquired idiopathic condition characterized by focal loss of elastic tissue in the middle dermis without extra cutaneous involment.

Palabras clave : Mid dermal elastolysis; Focal absence of elastic fibers.