MALIGNANT ATROPHIC PAPULOSIS (DEGOS'' SYNDROME) |
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| Authors: | TOSHIO DEMITSU M.D. KAZUYUKI NAKAJIMA M.D. RYUHEI OKUYAMA M.D. TAKAYOSHI TADAKI M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Dermatology, Sanuma General Hospital, Miyagi-ken, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | A 29-year-old Japanese man with malignant atrophic papulosis had a 1-year history of scattered, asymptomatic, whitish or skin-colored papules, as well as erythematous papules with central atrophy showing a porcelain-like appearance on the trunk and extremities. Histologic examination revealed lymphocyte-mediated necrotizing vasculitis with considerable deposition of mucin in the dermis. The wedge-shaped necrosis of the dermis was not detected. Based on a review of the literature we think that this case represents the histologic features of the early skin lesions of malignant atrophic papulosis. |
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