PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM AND ANGIOID STREAKS

1 October 1933

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology

Vol. 28 (4) , 546-556
https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1933.01460040089011

Abstract

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, known as an entity since Darier's communication¹in 1896, was previously considered a variant of the true xanthomas. Before Darier's report, Rigal²and Balzer³observed degeneration of the elastic tissues, but they interpreted this finding as part of the xanthomatous process. Darier's classic description and pathologic study have since been corroborated and added to by many observers. Among the reports of this disease, Surmont's thesis⁴is probably the most complete. Throne and Goodman's study⁵included a review of the literature and a report of two cases; it is one of the best articles on pseudoxanthoma elasticum in the American literature. Angioid streaks of the retina were first described by Pflange⁶in 1892. Some writers prefer to associate Doyne's name⁷with the initial characterization, since he reported a case in 1889 in which an injury to both eyes resulted in a picture

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