"Malignant Atrophic Papulosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Variously described as a vasculopathy, endovasculitis, or occlusive arteriopathy, this condition occurs in a benign cutaneous form and a lethal multiorgan systemic variant. It is characterized by a narrowing and occlusion of the lumen of small to medium-sized blood vessels, leading to ischemia and infarction in the involved organ systems. The etiology and pathophysiology are unknown.
| Descriptor ID |
D054853
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.137.520 C14.907.940.530 C17.800.862.457
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| Concept/Terms |
Malignant Atrophic Papulosis- Malignant Atrophic Papulosis
- Atrophic Papuloses, Malignant
- Atrophic Papulosis, Malignant
- Malignant Atrophic Papuloses
- Papuloses, Malignant Atrophic
- Degos Syndrome
- Syndrome, Degos
- Degos's Malignant Atrophic Papulosis
- Kohlmeier-Degos Disease
- Disease, Kohlmeier-Degos
- Papulosis, Malignant Atrophic
- Degos Disease
- Disease, Degos
- Erythrokeratoderma en cocardes
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malignant Atrophic Papulosis" by people in Profiles.
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Systematic mutation screening of KRT5 supports the hypothesis that Galli-Galli disease is a variant of Dowling-Degos disease. Br J Dermatol. 2010 Jul; 163(1):197-200.
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