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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 19;7(18):3093-3095.
doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.560. eCollection 2019 Sep 30.

Anetoderma Schweninger-Buzzi: Two Case Reports

Uwe Wollina  1 , Diana Mühle  1 , Torello Lotti  2 , Aleksandra Vojvodic  3
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Case Reports

Anetoderma Schweninger-Buzzi: Two Case Reports

Uwe Wollina et al. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. .

Abstract

Background: Anetodermas are rare disorders of connective tissue with a focal loss of elastic fibres in the upper and mid dermis. Two types are separated, inflammatory and non-inflammatory.

Case reports: We report two cases of acquired anetoderma Schweniger-Buzzi type. This non-inflammatory subtype is characterised by skin-coloured or whitish atrophic sac-like protrusions of trunk skin in adult males. Chronic infections and autoimmune disorders have been excluded. The diagnosis had been confirmed by characteristic histopathology.

Conclusions: Anetodermas are symptomless disorders. They can be easily overlooked. The knowledge of such conditions is of importance to identify patients with a risk of thromboembolic events and underlying infections or autoimmune connective tissue diseases.

Keywords: Anetoderma; Chronic infections; Connective tissue disorders; Histopathology; Prothrombotic conditions.

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Anetoderma (case #1)
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Anetoderma (case #2)
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Histopathology of anetoderma Schweninger-Buzzi, case #2; A) Hematoxylin-eosin; B) elastica stain (x 4)
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