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CUTIS LAXA [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A rare disorder in which the skin, which is neither elastic nor fragile, hangs loosely in redundant folds. It may occur in an acquired or a hereditary form. Autosomal dominant and recessive forms of cutis laxa have been described.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Affection rare, congénitale ou acquise, caractérisée par une peau extensible, mais pas hyperélastique, formant des plis flasques.

OBS

La cutis laxa peut être l'unique expression d'une affection transmise de façon autosomique récessive ou être un symptôme accompagnateur d'une neurofibromatose de Recklinghausen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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