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Reticulate Nonmelanocytic Hyperpigmentation Anomaly
Author(s) -
Oriba Howard A.,
Lo Jacob S.,
Dijkstra Jacob W. E.,
Bergfeld Wilma F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1991.tb05877.x
Subject(s) - reticulate , hyperpigmentation , dermatology , medicine , pigmentation disorder , pathology , biology , botany
A 26‐year‐old white woman had reticulate nonmelanocytic hyperpigmentation anomaly characterized by partially blanching red‐brown papules and macules and a histologic picture of digitate epithelial budding proliferation with lightly pigmented rete ridges. Except for the classically described hyperpigmentation at the rete ridge tips, the patient has Dowling‐Degos disease. This case of a reticulate nonmelanocytic hyperpigmentation anomaly is probably a variant of Dowling‐Degos disease.