Malignant atrophic papulosis (Degos'disease)-Diffuse involvement of brain and bowel in an African patient

Malignant atrophic papulosis (Degos'disease)-Diffuse involvement of brain and bowel in an African patient

summary We report pathognomonic skin lesions of malignant atrophic papulosis, accompanied by lethal central nervous system and gastrointestinal disease in a 22‐year‐old black man. Histopathological studies of the brain and colon showed areas of infarction and an underlying vasculitis with leukocytoc...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of dermatology (1951) 1988-01, Vol.118 (1), p.117-123
Hauptverfasser: BARLOW, R.J., HEYL, T., SIMSON, I.W., SCHULZ, E.J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Brain - pathology
Brain Diseases - complications
Brain Diseases - pathology
Colon - pathology
Colonic Diseases - complications
Colonic Diseases - pathology
Humans
Male
Skin - pathology
Skin Diseases - complications
Skin Diseases - pathology
Syndrome
Vasculitis - complications
Vasculitis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:summary We report pathognomonic skin lesions of malignant atrophic papulosis, accompanied by lethal central nervous system and gastrointestinal disease in a 22‐year‐old black man. Histopathological studies of the brain and colon showed areas of infarction and an underlying vasculitis with leukocytoclasis.
ISSN:0007-0963
1365-2133
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2133.1988.tb01760.x