Skin disease characterized by skin that is loose, hanging, wrinkled and lacking in elasticity; it can also affect connective tissue in other parts of the body, including the heart, blood vessels, joints, intestines and lungs.
We conclude that measurement of urine desmosine may not be useful as an indirect measurement of elastolysis in cigarette smokers.
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Purpose: In vitro studies have recently demonstrated that homocysteine interacts with the aortic wall by inducing both elastolysis and endothelial perturbation.
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These data establish that an abnormal extracellular matrix without overt elastolysis is sufficient to confer susceptibility to postnatal normoxia, reminiscent of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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A patient is presented with severe cutislaxa of the abdomen.
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These findings and skin biopsy were consistent with cutislaxa syndrome.
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The occurrence of a tumor in a child with growth retardation and cutislaxa must be reminiscent of Costello syndrome.
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Our data provide insights into the etiology of cutislaxa diseases and will have immediate impact on diagnostics and genetic counseling.
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Cutislaxa is a term that refers to markedly loose skin that is not hyperelastic.
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His affection was not elephantiasis, but a complication of congenital hypertrophy of certain bones and pachydermatocele and papilloma of the skin.
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The looseskin under his eyes drew tight as the lids partially closed.
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He began to pick at some looseskin about his neck.
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He gently peeled a strip of looseskin off my nose.
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Had been able to smell the scent of it on his looseskin.
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The looseskin of her eyelids hung so low, she must have trouble seeing.
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We also found traces of stage makeup mingled in with the looseskin tissue.
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As fat is lost, the looseskin appearance can increase.
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Cutis laxa is a term that refers to markedly looseskin that is not hyperelastic.
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She regularly posts images showing off her looseskin nearly one-and-a-half years after giving birth.
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She pulled at the looseskin above them and they sloughed off and fell away.
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The wrinkles in his looseskin were pronounced and his stomach looked sunken and unhealthy.
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His nose was swollen and there were edges of looseskin where blisters had been.
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Even though she wasn't really fat, she was soft all over with looseskin hanging.
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At the door he made another effort which shook the rolls of his looseskin pitiably.
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NECK-Ratherlong, very strong and muscular, well arched, without dewlap and looseskin about the throat.
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Blue veins webbed the looseskin, and the nails were cracked and yellowed, yet neatly trimmed.