Ultrastructural Demonstration of a Relationship between Acquired Cutis Laxa and Monoclonal Gammopathy

作者:Maruani Annabel; Arbeille Brigitte; Machet Marie Christine; Barbet Christelle; Laure Boris; Martin Ludovic; Machet Laurent*
来源:ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA, 2010, 90(4): 406-408.
DOI:10.2340/00015555-0887

摘要

Acquired cutis laxa is an uncommon disorder sometimes associated with monoclonal gammopathy and multiple myeloma, although the mechanism of this link is unclear. We report here a case of a 34-year-old man with generalized acquired cutis laxa and monoclonal light chain disease with renal and neurological involvement. Electron microscopy examination of a skin sample revealed shortened and fragmented elastic fibres in the reticular dermis and normal collagen bundles. Immunogold labelling revealed anti-lambda antibodies closely bound to the microfibrillar component of elastic fibres, thus supporting a causal relationship between monoclonal gammopathy and the changes in skin elasticity.

  • 出版日期2010