descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 2002 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, volume 18, pages 156-158 (issn: 0740-9303,

Authors: Oner, FH; Soylev, MF; Durak, I;

doi: 10.1097/00002341-200203000-00013

pmid: 11897959

Ocular Findings in Cutis Laxa Acquisita

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Abstract

To report ocular findings in a patient with cutis laxa acquisita.Case reportA 44-year-old man complained of excessively loose skin for 4 years and had no family history of skin disease. Dermatological examination showed lax and wrinkled skin all over his body. He had bilateral subconjunctival fat prolapse and dermatochalasis.This case of acquired form of cutis laxa is noteworthy because subconjunctival fat prolapse and dermatochalasis are uncommon at this relatively young age.

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Keywords

Adult, Male, Hernia, Adipose Tissue, Prolapse, Orbital Diseases, Humans, Conjunctival Diseases, Cutis Laxa

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