Cutis laxa: case report

An Bras Dermatol. 2010 Sep-Oct;85(5):684-6. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962010000500013.

Abstract

Cutis laxa is a rare inherited or acquired disorder of elastic tissue characterized by inelastic and loose skin. Congenital cutis laxa may present with internal organ involvement, determining a worse prognosis. The authors present the case of a female patient with clinical manifestations suggestive of the hereditary form of the disease, with consanguineous parents (second-degree cousins) and a brother who died with a similar clinical presentation. The genetic study of the FBLN5 gene was important to confirm the diagnosis, define the prognosis, and provide genetic counseling to the family.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Consanguinity
  • Cutis Laxa / congenital*
  • Cutis Laxa / diagnosis
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins / genetics
  • Facies
  • Female
  • Humans

Substances

  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • FBLN5 protein, human