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Dowling-Degos disease: case report and review of the literature.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2010
Batycka-Baran Aleksandra, Baran Wojciech, Hryncewicz-Gwozdz Anita, Burgdorf Walter
Abstract excerpt
Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) is an unusual pigmentary disorder usually caused by mutations in keratin 5. A 44-year-old woman in good general health presented due to the recent appearance of numerous pigmented macules on her axillary and anogenital skin. A biopsy showed lacy, finger-like epidermal extensions into the dermis which were heavily pigmented and associated with tiny cysts or dilated follicles. We view...
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