Cutis Laxa


Treatment: The main goals of therapy is to screen for underlying cardiac or gastrointestinal abnormalities and for the possibility of aortic aneurysm or gastrointestinal diverticula formation. There is no medication that can reverse the genetic defect, and no gene replacement therapy is available. Excessive skin can be surgically removed to improve functionality and cosmesis.


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Aug 11, 2016 | Posted by in Dermatology | Comments Off on Cutis Laxa

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