title: [Peticulate acropigmentation, a world-wide disease].
abstract: Acropigmentatio reticularis is a peculiar reticulate pigmentation, which consists of small, angular, somewhat depressed, brown macules of uniform color and involves mainly the extenser surfaces of the distal parts of extremities. It occurs sometimes familial and is regarded as an autosomal dominant disease. Acropigmentatio reticularis was published in 1953 by us. Since then, no other reports of Japan appeared until Griffiths recently found the familial occurrence of a reticulate acropigmentation in South Iran and England. It was then confirmed that this acropigmentation is identical with acropigmentatio reticularis and accordingly proves the appearance of the latter outside of Japan.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Acropigmentatio reticularis, eine allgemein in der Welt vorkommende Krankheit