Coexistence of Vulvar Dowling-Degos Disease and Seborrhoeic Keratosis

Dowling-Degos disease is a rare autosomal dominant inherited pigmentary disorder, mostly confined to the flexures. Diagnosis is established based on the clinical and histopathological correlation. The authors describe the clinical case of a female patient with vulvar involvement and multiple seborrh...

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Main Authors: R. Guedes, Luiz Leite
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/605841
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description Dowling-Degos disease is a rare autosomal dominant inherited pigmentary disorder, mostly confined to the flexures. Diagnosis is established based on the clinical and histopathological correlation. The authors describe the clinical case of a female patient with vulvar involvement and multiple seborrhoeic keratoses on her face, neck, and upper trunk. Major and minor clinical manifestations of Dowling-Degos disease are discussed, with particular emphasis on the genital location of the lesions, which is a rare finding. Also the presence of seborrhoeic keratosis is discussed as a coincidence or a true-associated phenomenon.
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spelling doaj-art-a472d95e08cd4503a26f70d927169f062025-08-20T03:38:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/605841605841Coexistence of Vulvar Dowling-Degos Disease and Seborrhoeic KeratosisR. Guedes0Luiz Leite1Serviço de Dermatología, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Rua Conceição Fernandes, 4434-502 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalDepartamento de Dermatología, Clínica Laser Belém, Calçada da Ajuda 72, 1300 012 Lisboa, PortugalDowling-Degos disease is a rare autosomal dominant inherited pigmentary disorder, mostly confined to the flexures. Diagnosis is established based on the clinical and histopathological correlation. The authors describe the clinical case of a female patient with vulvar involvement and multiple seborrhoeic keratoses on her face, neck, and upper trunk. Major and minor clinical manifestations of Dowling-Degos disease are discussed, with particular emphasis on the genital location of the lesions, which is a rare finding. Also the presence of seborrhoeic keratosis is discussed as a coincidence or a true-associated phenomenon.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/605841
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title Coexistence of Vulvar Dowling-Degos Disease and Seborrhoeic Keratosis
title_full Coexistence of Vulvar Dowling-Degos Disease and Seborrhoeic Keratosis
title_fullStr Coexistence of Vulvar Dowling-Degos Disease and Seborrhoeic Keratosis
title_full_unstemmed Coexistence of Vulvar Dowling-Degos Disease and Seborrhoeic Keratosis
title_short Coexistence of Vulvar Dowling-Degos Disease and Seborrhoeic Keratosis
title_sort coexistence of vulvar dowling degos disease and seborrhoeic keratosis
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