Clinical Overlaps in Reticulate Pigmentary Disorders: A Study of Three Cases

Reticulate pigmentary disorders are autosomal dominant pigmentary disorders caused by abnormalities in the keratin 5 and keratin 14 genes. Here, we report three cases of reticulate hyperpigmentation disorders with clinical overlaps of the reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, Dowling-Degos diseas...

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Published inCureus Vol. 16; no. 3; p. e56600
Main Authors Malik, Nishtha, Nair, Rahul S, Reddy, Aravind, Chaurasia, Pooja, Pillai, Niranjana S
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LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.2024
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Summary:Reticulate pigmentary disorders are autosomal dominant pigmentary disorders caused by abnormalities in the keratin 5 and keratin 14 genes. Here, we report three cases of reticulate hyperpigmentation disorders with clinical overlaps of the reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, Dowling-Degos disease (DDD), and dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH), all three having limited treatment options.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.56600