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Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura
Author(s) -
GRIFFITHS W.A.D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb00848.x
Subject(s) - reticulate , dermis , dermatology , atrophy , biology , basal (medicine) , anatomy , pathology , medicine , botany , endocrinology , insulin
SUMMARY Seven cases of reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura (RAPK) are described. All the patients were female and the pattern of inheritance suggested an autosomal dominant mode. Histologically, RAPK is characterized by epidermal atrophy, an increased number of basal melanocytes and the absence of pigmentary incontinence in the upper dermis. The present cases, from Asia, Africa and Europe, are the first to be described outside Japan.