Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum with dystrophic type of calcinosis cutis in a multiparous Ethiopian woman

6^th International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

May 04-06, 2016 Chicago, USA

Tirsit Retta Woldeyohanes

Jimma University, Ethiopia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Dermatol Res

Abstract :

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary disorder affecting the elastic fibers in the connective tissue of the skin, eyes and cardiovascular system. Calcinosis Cutis is cutaneous calcification resulting from deposits of calcium and phosphorus salts in the skin. We report a 45 year old female Ethiopian patient who presented with multiple hyperkeratotic plaque lesions around the abdomen with oozing of chalk-like material diagnosed as pseudo-xanthoma elasticum (PXE) with dystrophic calcification after histopathologic evaluation.

Biography :

Tirsit Retta Woldeyohanes has completed her MD from Jimma University and dermato-venereology specialty certificate from Addis Ababa University. She was outstanding and the chief resident in AAU being responsible for 37 residents. She is also a member of EDVS and CPD working committee. She has 4 publications in reputed journals and has been serving as a reviewer for JBI systematic review.

Email: tirsit.woldeyohanes@ju.edu.et