Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura with Dowling Degos disease overlap

Authors

  • MOHD MOHTASHIM Aligarh Muslim University
  • SYED SUHAIL AMIN AMU
  • MOHAMMAD ADIL AMU
  • ROOPAL BANSAL AMU
  • DIVYA AGRAWAL AMU
  • FATIMA TUZ ZAHRA AMU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.30.3.2020.1438

Keywords:

reticulate pigmentation, Dowling Degos diseases, reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura

Abstract

Reticulate pigmentary dermatoses (RPDs) are group of uncommon genetic disorders which are inherited as an autosomal dominant pattern. Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura (RAK) and Dowling-degos disease (DDD) are considered to be a part of RPDs. A 23 year old female presented with bilaterally symmetrical multiple ephelid-like dark macules over dorsum of hands, forearms, dorsum of feet, shin, axillae and groin. The patient showed characteristic clinical and histopathological overlap of both the rare diseases (RAK and DDD), thus supporting the hypothesis that they represent two different features of a single entity with variable phenotypic expression.

Author Biographies

MOHD MOHTASHIM, Aligarh Muslim University

i am senior resident in department of dermatology in JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh

SYED SUHAIL AMIN, AMU

He is the professor in department of dermatology,jnmch, amu, aligarh.

MOHAMMAD ADIL, AMU

He is the Asst Professor in department of dermatology,jnmch, amu, aligarh.

ROOPAL BANSAL, AMU

She is the Senior Resident in the department of dermatology,jnmch, amu, aligarh.

DIVYA AGRAWAL, AMU

She is the junior resident in the department of dermatology, jnmch, amu, aligarh.

FATIMA TUZ ZAHRA, AMU

She is the junior resident in the department of dermatology, jnmch, amu, aligarh.

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2020-10-01

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MOHTASHIM M, AMIN SS, ADIL M, BANSAL R, AGRAWAL D, ZAHRA FT. Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura with Dowling Degos disease overlap. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2020Oct.1 [cited 2026Apr.12];30(3):522-5. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1438

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Vol. 30 No. 3 (2020): July - September

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Case Reports

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