Dowling-Degos disease - A novel presentation of an uncommon disease

Dowling-Degos disease - A novel presentation of an uncommon disease

Dowling-Degos Disease is a rare, pigmentary disorder with variable presentations. The most common among them are hyperpigmented macules and reticulate pigmentary anomaly of flexures. Many other phenotypic variations of Dowling-Degos disease have been reported in literature. We present here a case of...

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Main Authors: Prasenjeet Mohanty, Sonal Jain, Liza Mohapatra, Srikanta Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Comedo-like lesions
Dowling-Degos Disease
pigmentary disorder
reticulate
Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2019;volume=10;issue=5;spage=587;epage=590;aulast=Mohanty
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Summary:Dowling-Degos Disease is a rare, pigmentary disorder with variable presentations. The most common among them are hyperpigmented macules and reticulate pigmentary anomaly of flexures. Many other phenotypic variations of Dowling-Degos disease have been reported in literature. We present here a case of Dowling-Degos disease with comedo-like lesions and pits without typical flexural hyperpigmented macules.
ISSN:2229-5178

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