Anetoderma

Anetoderma is a benign but uncommon disorder that causes localized areas of flaccid or herniated sac-like skin due to a focal reduction of dermal elastic tissue.[6] Primary anetoderma is an idiopathic development of atrophic lesions in skin areas that appeared normal prior to the onset of atrophy.It has been linked to a variety of conditions, such as acne,[8] urticaria pigmentosa,[9] syphilis,[6] leprosy,[8] granuloma annulare,[10] insect bites,[11] and antiphospholipid syndrome.The familial form usually appears in the first ten years of life and may show up only as skin manifestations, but it can also be linked to ocular, neurological, and bony abnormalities.[18] Under a microscope, the epidermis of anetoderma exhibits a nearly total loss of elastic fibers in the reticular and papillary dermal layers.
SpecialtyDermatologyelastic tissueiatrogenicmaculeserythematousatrophicatrophyurticaria pigmentosasyphilisleprosygranuloma annulareinsect bitesantiphospholipid syndromecongenitalPenicillamineWilson diseaseskin biopsypunch biopsymicroscopeepidermiselastic fibershistiocytesplasma cellshistopathologyelectron microscopyDesmosineelastinamino acidList of cutaneous conditionsAtrophodermaDiseasesDBSNOMED CTeMedicineOrphanetEpidermal thickeningkeratodermaKeratoderma climactericumParaneoplastic keratodermaAcrokeratosis paraneoplastica of BazexAquagenic keratodermaDrug-induced keratodermapsoriasisKeratoderma blennorrhagicumkeratosisSeborrheic keratosisClonal seborrheic keratosisCommon seborrheic keratosisIrritated seborrheic keratosisSeborrheic keratosis with squamous atypiaReticulated seborrheic keratosisDermatosis papulosa nigraKeratosis punctata of the palmar creaseshyperkeratosisAcanthosis nigricansConfluent and reticulated papillomatosisCallusIchthyosis acquisitaArsenical keratosisChronic scar keratosisHyperkeratosis lenticularis perstansHydrocarbon keratosisHyperkeratosis of the nipple and areolaInverted follicular keratosisLichenoid keratosisMultiple minute digitate hyperkeratosisPUVA keratosisReactional keratosisStucco keratosisThermal keratosisViral keratosisWarty dyskeratomaWaxy keratosis of childhoodKeloidHypertrophic scarCutis verticis gyrataNecrobiosisgranulomaPerforatingGeneralizedSubcutaneousGranuloma annulare in HIV diseaseLocalized granuloma annularePatch-type granuloma annulareNecrobiosis lipoidicaAnnular elastolytic giant-cell granulomaGranuloma multiformeNecrobiotic xanthogranulomaPalisaded neutrophilic and granulomatous dermatitisRheumatoid nodulosisInterstitial granulomatous dermatitisInterstitial granulomatous drug reactionForeign body granulomaBeryllium granulomaMercury granulomaSilica granulomaSilicone granulomaZirconium granulomaSoot tattooTattooCarbon staineosinophilic dermatosisGranuloma facialeDermisCutaneous lupuserythematosusDiscoidPanniculitissubacuteNeonatalChilblainLupus erythematosus–lichen planus overlap syndromeVerrucousRowell's syndromeSclerodermaMorpheaLocalized sclerodermaLocalized morpheaMorphea–lichen sclerosus et atrophicus overlapGeneralized morpheaAtrophoderma of Pasini and PieriniPansclerotic morpheaMorphea profundaLinear sclerodermaLichen sclerosusSchweninger–Buzzi anetodermaJadassohn–Pellizzari anetodermaAcrodermatitis chronica atrophicansSemicircular lipoatrophyFollicular atrophodermaLinear atrophoderma of MoulinAtrophia maculosa varioliformis cutisKyrle diseaseReactive perforating collagenosisElastosis perforans serpiginosaPerforating folliculitisAcquired perforating dermatosisSkin ulcerPyoderma gangrenosumCalcinosis cutisSclerodactylyPoikiloderma vasculare atrophicansAinhumPseudo-ainhum