| Journal: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000423852 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Authors: | Cárdenas, Consuelo1 Bello, Cristina1 Uribe, Pablo1 Romero, William1 González, Sergio2 |
| Institutions: | 1Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamentos de Dermatología, Santiago de Chile. Chile 2Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Anatomía Patológica, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Season: | Oct |
| Volumen: | 147 |
| Number: | 10 |
| Pages: | 1281-1284 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis is a perforating dermatosis characterized by transepidermal elimination of collagen. It is frequently associated to diabetes mellitus and chronic renal insufficiency, but it is also related to other systemic diseases. The lesions tend to resolve once the underlying condition is treated. We report two patients with the condition. A 65 year-old diabetic female on hemodialysis consulted for multiple itching cutaneous ulcers lasting one year. On physical examination, hyperpigmented papules and nodules were observed. A 65 year-old female with chronic renal failure in hemodialysis consulted for itching lesions in hands, forearms and arms. On physical examination, hyperpigmented lesions with ulcers, erosions and crusts were observed. In both cases, the pathological study of the lesions disclosed a reactive perforating collagenosis |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Endocrinología, Dermatología, Nefrología, Enfermedades del colágeno, Diabetes mellitus, Enfermedades de la piel, Vesiculobulosas |
| Keyword: | Endocrinology, Dermatology, Nephrology, Collagen diseases, Diabetes mellitus, Skin diseases, Vesiculobullous |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
