Cutis RhomboidalisFaciei: An Early Sign of Solar Elastosis
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Actinic elastosis also known as solar elastosis is a degenerative change in the dermis. It is caused due to chronic exposure to electromagnetic radiation most commonly solar radiation and can also be due to infrared radiation exposure [1] . UVB wavelength (290-320nm) most commonly leads to solar elastosis; however UVA (320400nm) and sometimes infrared radiation (>700nm) can also aggravate the condition. UVA radiation mainly leads to skin cancers. The various presentations of solar elastosis reported till now include cutis rhomboidalis nuchae, Favre-Rachouchot syndrome, dermatoheliosis, popular elastosis and sometimes actinic granuloma [3] . Here we report a new finding of solar elastosis, Cutis Rhomboidalis Faciei in which there is yellowish discoloration, thickening of skin and wrinkling in an irregular rhomboidal pattern over the malar area.
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