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  • Title: Linear focal elastosis (elastotic striae): increased number of elastic fibres determined by a video measuring system.
    Author: Breier F, Trautinger F, Jurecka W, Hönigsmann H.
    Journal: Br J Dermatol; 1997 Dec; 137(6):955-7. PubMed ID: 9470914.
    Abstract:
    We present an unusual case of linear focal elastosis occurring exclusively on the legs of a 13-year-old girl. An increase of elastic fibres (EF) was demonstrated histologically, and the number of EF in lesional and normal skin was quantified using a video measuring system. EF were found to be increased by about 100% in lesional skin compared with unaffected skin. EF were elongated, thinned and split at their ends with a paintbrush formation.
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