Acquired localized cutis laxa: A case report and the role of plastic surgery

• Main Authors: Guru Prasad Reddy, Brijesh Mishra, Divya Narain Upadhyaya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dermatology
• Subjects: Acquired; cutis laxa; elastin; plastic surgery
• Online Access: http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2019;volume=64;issue=1;spage=55;epage=58;aulast=Reddy

Cutis laxa is an uncommon connective tissue disorder affecting the elastin fibers leading to lax and pendulous skin and in generalized form can present with systemic involvement. Congenital cutis laxa is common in comparison to acquired cutis laxa and has varied inheritance patterns. Treatment is chiefly observation in congenital cutis laxa, and there is a paucity of literature on surgical management in acquired cutis laxa. We report a rare case of acquired localized cutis laxa with a review of literature on the role of plastic surgery in this condition.