title: Reticulate pigmented anomaly of the flexures (Dowling-Degos disease): a case report associated with hidradenitis suppurativa and squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: We report the first case of reticulate pigmented anomaly of the flexures (Dowling-Degos disease) associated with hidradenitis suppurativa. Our patient also showed a squamous cell carcinoma of the groin, which is a rare complication of hidradenitis suppurativa. The relationship between Dowling-Degos disease and hidradenitis is discussed and the literature on squamous cell carcinoma and hidradenitis suppurativa is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bergfeld
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013492:Suppuration; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome