The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 31-33 , January 2010

The Red Flag

  • Marion Wobser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Marion Wobser, MD, Department of Dermatology, Josef-Schneider-Street 2, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Matthias Burger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology Practice, Wuerzburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Axel Trautmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

References 

  1. Harvell JD, Williford PL, White WL. Benign cutaneous Degos' disease: a case report with emphasis on histopathology as papules chronologically evolve. Am J Dermatopathol. 2001;23:116–123
  2. Vázquez-Doval FJ, Ruiz de Erenchun F, Páramo JA, Quintanilla E. Malignant atrophic papulosis (A report of two cases with altered fibrinolysis and platelet function). Clin Exp Dermatol. 1993;18:441–444
  3. Scheinfeld N. Malignant atrophic papulosis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2007;32:483–487
  4. Lankisch MR, Johst P, Scolapio JS, Fleming CR. Acute abdominal pain as a leading symptom for Degos' disease (malignant atrophic papulosis). Am J Gastroenterol. 1999;94:1098–1099
  5. Atchabahian A, Laisné MJ, Riche F, et al. Small bowel fistulae in Degos' disease: a case report and literature review. Am J Gastroenterol. 1996;91:2208–2211
  6. Tan WP, Chio MT, Ng SK. Generalized red papules with gastrointestinal complications (Diagnosis: malignant atrophic papulosis (Degos' disease)). Clin Exp Dermatol. 2007;32:615–616
  7. Subbiah P, Wijdicks E, Muenter M, et al. Skin lesion with a fatal neurologic outcome (Degos' disease). Neurology. 1996;46:636–640
  8. Egan R, Lessell S. Posterior subcapsular cataract in Degos disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2000;129:806–807
  9. Mensing C, Mensing H. [Degos atrophic malignant papulosis] (Not always malignant!). Hautarzt. 2002;53:42–46
  10. Wachter T, Rose C, Bröcker EB, Leverkus M. [Benign course of malignant atrophic papulosis (Köhlmeier-Degos disease): lack of vessel occlusion as good prognostic sign?]. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2003;1:374–377
  11. High WA, Aranda J, Patel SB, et al. Is Degos' disease a clinical and histological end point rather than a specific disease?. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004;50:895–899
  12. Drucker CR. Malignant atrophic papulosis: response to antiplatelet therapy. Dermatologica. 1990;180:90–92

 Parwathi “Uma” Paniker, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors do not have any conflicts of interest.

 Authorship: All authors have contributed to the paper, had full access to the data and accepted the final version of the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00879-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.09.016

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 31-33 , January 2010

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution