Clinical Overlaps in Reticulate Pigmentary Disorders: A Study of Three Cases

Cureus. 2024 Mar 20;16(3):e56600. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56600. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Abstract

Reticulate pigmentary disorders are autosomal dominant pigmentary disorders caused by abnormalities in the keratin 5 and keratin 14 genes. Here, we report three cases of reticulate hyperpigmentation disorders with clinical overlaps of the reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, Dowling-Degos disease (DDD), and dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH), all three having limited treatment options.

Keywords: dowling-degos disease; dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria; reticulate acropigmentation of dohi; reticulate acropigmentation of kitamura; reticulate pigmentary disorders.

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