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Abstract
Benign DERMATOSIS caused by a loss of dermal ELASTIC TISSUE resulting in localized sac-like areas of flaccid skin. It can be either primary (idiopathic) or secondary to other skin conditions, PENICILLAMINE use, or premature birth.
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- Anetodermas
- Anetoderma, Primary
- Anetoderma, Secondary
- Anetodermas, Primary
- Anetodermas, Secondary
- Primary Anetoderma
- Primary Anetodermas
- Secondary Anetoderma
- Secondary Anetodermas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with CUTIS LAXA, mostly a genetic disease: both are described as "loose skin"
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2010
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- Skin Diseases (1963-2009)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Anetoderma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057088. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057088
- Anetoderma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anetoderma
- Anetoderma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3616643