Upper gastrointestinal bleeding of pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a genetic metabolic disease with autosomal recessive inheritance caused by mutations in the ABCC6 gene. The lack of functional ABCC6 protein leads to ectopic mineralization that is most apparent in the elastic tissues of the skin, eyes and blood vessels. The clinical prevalence of PXE has been estimated at between 1 per 100,000 and 1 per 25,000, with slight fem...

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: a rare cause of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding in a child.

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Ophthalmologic manifestations of pseudoxanthoma elasticum

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a hereditary disorder that affects primarily the elastic tissues in the skin, the eyes and the blood vessels.

Periumbilical perforating pseudoxanthoma elasticum.

A 58-year-old, gravida 6, obese woman presented with a pruritic yellowish plaque around the umbilicus, which first appeared about 3 years ago. She also had flat yellow papules on the axilla and neck. After a burn from a heating device, a few perforating papules and a violaceous hue occurred on the plaque. Histological examination revealed pathological elastic fibers with a keratotic plug and pe...