Spanish
cutis laxa 
Synonyms
Examples for "loose skin"
Examples for "loose skin"
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The loose skin under his eyes drew tight as the lids partially closed.
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He began to pick at some loose skin about his neck.
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He gently peeled a strip of loose skin off my nose.
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Had been able to smell the scent of it on his loose skin.
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The loose skin of her eyelids hung so low, she must have trouble seeing.
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A patient is presented with severe cutis laxa of the abdomen.
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These findings and skin biopsy were consistent with cutis laxa syndrome.
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The occurrence of a tumor in a child with growth retardation and cutis laxa must be reminiscent of Costello syndrome.
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Our data provide insights into the etiology of cutis laxa diseases and will have immediate impact on diagnostics and genetic counseling.
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Cutis laxa 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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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.