Depressed indurated plaque with elastorrhexis as a distinctive lesion in Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome

Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Mar;37(2):385-387. doi: 10.1111/pde.14096. Epub 2020 Jan 13.

Abstract

Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome (BOS) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis caused by heterozygous mutations in LEMD3 and characterized by connective tissue nevi and sclerotic bone lesions known as osteopoikilosis. We report a family with three individuals affected by BOS, two of whom manifested clinical and histopathological peculiarities, presenting with a depressed indurated plaque as the main cutaneous manifestation instead of the classic connective tissue nevi. Notable elastorrhexis was present in both biopsies.

Keywords: Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome; connective tissue disorders; dermatopathology; elastorrhexis; genodermatoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteopoikilosis / complications
  • Osteopoikilosis / etiology*
  • Osteopoikilosis / genetics
  • Osteopoikilosis / pathology
  • Skin Diseases / etiology*
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / complications*
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / genetics
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

  • Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome