Skin tensile properties in @entity1 treated for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity6 @entity442 @entity2631 @entity2124 @entity2012 @entity1943
BACKGROUND: Somatotropic effects are described in the skin. Indeed, @entity2012 is in part clinically recognized by cutaneous coarsening. The actual changes in tensile properties associated with the cutaneous manifestations are largely unknown. OBJECTIVES: To study the relationships between the skin tensile properties and the severity of @entity2012 as assessed by serum levels of @entity2124 ( @entity2124 ) and @entity442 ( @entity442 ). @entity1 AND METHOD: Assessments were made in 13 @entity1 with @entity2012 treated by @entity1943 agonists combined or not with surgery. A total of 39 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects served as controls. Skin tensile properties were measured on the forearm and nape of the neck using a computerized suction device. RESULTS: Significant differences were yielded between the skin tensile properties in @entity1 and normal subjects. The highest @entity442 values in the @entity1 ' medical records were positively correlated with both skin distensibility and biologic elasticity. The most recent @entity442 serum levels were negatively correlated with the visco-elastic ratio. No correlations were yielded between any of the biomechanical parameters and @entity2124 levels, disease duration and treatment dosages, respectively. CONCLUSION: The skin in @entity2012 appears to be functionally more redundant and elastic than normal skin. The biomechanical changes appear quite different from those observed in other diseases with collagen deposition such as @entity6 and @entity2631 .
