RT Book, Section
A1 Lipsker, Dan
A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2 Katz, Stephen I.
A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2 Paller, Amy S.
A2 Leffell, David J.
A2 Wolff, Klaus
SR Print(0)
ID 56080223
T1 Chapter 171. Malignant Atrophic Papulosis (Degos Disease)
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-166904-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56080223
RD 2024/04/24
AB |PrintMalignant  Atrophic  Papulosis  at  a  GlanceA  rare,  primary  vaso-occlusive  disorder,  affecting  mainly  the  skin,  the  gastrointestinal  tract,  and  the  central  nervous  system.Diagnosis  relies  on  clinicopathologic  evaluation.Characterized  by  numerous  typical  porcelain-white,  atrophic  papules,  with  a  rim  of  rosy  erythema  and/or  telangiectases.Pathology  shows  a  wedge-shaped  area  of  dermal  necrosis  with  edema  and  mucin  deposition.Benign  forms  without  extracutaneous  involvement  are  possible.