Abstract | BACKGROUND: PATIENTS AND METHODS: DISCUSSION:
Dowling-Degos disease is a reticulate pigmentary disorder of the flexures associating prominent comedone-like lesions and pitted scars. Diagnosis is based on clinical and histopathological examination, which allows this entity to be differentiated from other reticulate pigmentary disorders. A literature review failed to provide any indication that PUVA therapy either aggravates or reveals Dowling-Degos disease, a finding which we feel merits mention.
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Authors | R Kort Khaddar, W Koubaa Mahjoub, I Zaraa, M Ben Sassi, A Ben Osman, A Chadli Debbiche, M Mokni |
Journal | Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie
(Ann Dermatol Venereol)
Vol. 139
Issue 1
Pg. 54-7
(Jan 2012)
ISSN: 0151-9638 [Print] France |
Vernacular Title | Maladie de Dowling-Degos étendue après PUVA thérapie prolongée. |
PMID | 22225744
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- KRT5 protein, human
- Keratin-5
- Acitretin
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Topics |
- Acitretin
(therapeutic use)
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Keratin-5
(genetics)
- Melanosis
(complications, diagnosis, genetics, pathology)
- Melanosomes
(pathology)
- Middle Aged
- PUVA Therapy
(adverse effects)
- Penetrance
- Psoriasis
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Ultraviolet Rays
(adverse effects)
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