Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: literature review and case reports

Abstract

The article presents an up-to-date point of view of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. A description of two cases of this disease involving connective tissue and manifested by skin pseudoxanthomas, flatfoot, scoliosis and mitral valve prolapse is included. Our results demonstrate that polysystem involvement requires an interdisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating the pathology of the disease

Keywords

• псевдоксантома эластическая
• минерализация соединительной ткани
• междисциплинарный подход