title: Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura: two case reports.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura (RAK) is an autosomal dominantly inherited dermatosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two patients are described with the clinical and histopathologic features of reticulate acropigementation of Kitamura.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We speculate that RAK and the Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) are the same diseases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erel
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gurer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Edali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000473:pathology*; D008543:Melanins; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins