DOWLING-DEGOS DISEASE

Course overview

DOWLING-DEGOS DISEASE IS A RARE AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY ACQUIRED RETICULAR HYPERPIGMENTATION IN FLEXURAL SITES. HYPERPIGMENTATION IS OFTEN RECALCITRANT TO THERAPY AND MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PSYCHOSOCIAL DISTRESS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE WITH CONCOMITANT ACNE-LIKE SCARRING. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DOWLING DEGOS DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR THIS CONDITION.