title: Benign cutaneous Degos' disease: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of benign form of Degos' disease, a rare condition often characterized by multisystemic vasculopathy, and discuss the case by the light of the limited literature available. A 34-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with lesions on his neck and back and a history of not getting any benefit from previous acne medications. Dermatological examination revealed erythematous papules with hemorrhagic crusts on their surfaces and many well-defined atrophic scar tissues. Histopathological evaluation of a biopsy obtained from a lesion revealed the findings of Degos' disease. Further evaluation did not reveal any sign of systemic involvement. He was diagnosed with the benign form of Degos' disease.
authors.affiliation: Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Dermatology, 23119, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Yunus
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saral
authors.forename: Demet
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cicek
authors.forename: Resat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ozercan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology