| Elastosis perforans serpiginosa | |
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| Other names | EPS |
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| Elastosis perforans serpiginosa: Hyperkeratotic plaque of papules | |
| Specialty |
Dermatology 
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Elastosis perforans serpiginosa is a unique perforating disorder characterized by transepidermal elimination of elastic fibers and distinctive clinical lesions, which are serpiginous in distribution and can be associated with specific diseases.
![Histopathology of elastosis perforans serpiginosa: Degenerated elastic fibers and transepidermal perforating canals (arrow points at one of them)[2]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Histopathology_of_elastosis_perforans_serpiginosa.jpg/66px-Histopathology_of_elastosis_perforans_serpiginosa.jpg)
Histopathology of elastosis perforans serpiginosa: Degenerated elastic fibers and transepidermal perforating canals (arrow points at one of them)
This condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.
![Histopathology of elastosis perforans serpiginosa: Degenerated elastic fibers and transepidermal perforating canals (arrow points at one of them)[2]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Histopathology_of_elastosis_perforans_serpiginosa.jpg/66px-Histopathology_of_elastosis_perforans_serpiginosa.jpg)
