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elastosis perforans serpiginosa
(e″las-to´sis pur´fә-ranz sur″pĭ-jĭ-no´sә)
an elastic tissue defect, occurring alone or in association with other disorders such as Down syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, in which elastomas are extruded through small keratotic papules in the epidermis; the lesions are usually arranged in arc-shaped,
continuous clusters on the sides of the nape, face, or arms. Called also perforating elastosis.
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