title: A fatal case of Degos' disease which presented with recurrent intestinal perforation.
abstract: Degos' disease, otherwise known as "malignant atrophic papulosis" is a rare vasculopathy with an unknown etiology characterized by typical cutaneous lesions. Involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is observed in approximately half of patients and small infarctions in the mucosa can cause perforation and resulting peritonitis, the leading cause of death. We present a fatal case of Degos' disease with skin and GI involvement, manifesting as recurrent intestinal perforations and peritonitis, in a 15-year-old Iranian boy.
authors: Mona Ahmadi, Sevil Agabalaey Rafi, Zhale Faham, Ramin Azhough, Samad Beheshty Rooy, Omid Rahmani, Department of General Surgery and Pathology, Imam Reza Hospital, Azadi Street, Tabriz 5156975389, Iran.
authors: Mona
authors: M
authors: Ahmadi
authors: Sevil Agabalaey
authors: SA
authors: Rafi
authors: Zhale
authors: Z
authors: Faham
authors: Ramin
authors: R
authors: Azhough
authors: Samad Beheshty
authors: SB
authors: Rooy
authors: Omid
authors: O
authors: Rahmani