Presentation of reticulate acropigmentation of kitamura and dowling-degos disease overlap

The authors report a case of overlapping reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura and Dowling-Degos disease seen in a 57-year-old woman. This is a unique presentation of two rare entities that some believe to be the same disease with variable phenotypic expression. This is an interesting case of reti...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology 2012-05, Vol.5 (5), p.41
Hauptverfasser: Tang, Jennifer C, Escandon, Julia, Shiman, Michael, Berman, Brian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The authors report a case of overlapping reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura and Dowling-Degos disease seen in a 57-year-old woman. This is a unique presentation of two rare entities that some believe to be the same disease with variable phenotypic expression. This is an interesting case of reticulated pigmentation that unfortunately has limited treatment options.
ISSN:1941-2789