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Marshall's syndrome* * Study carried out at the Municipal Hospital Jesus (Hospital Municipal Jesus) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Síndrome de Marshall

Marshall´s syndrome is a form of acquired cutis laxa without systemic involvement, which is preceded by an inflammatory dermatitis with a neutrophilic component. We report a case of a 6-year-old boy with clinical and histopathological features of this syndrome. The etiology remains unknown and there is no definitive treatment.

Atrophy; Cutis laxa; Elastic tissue


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