A fatal case of malignant atrophic papulosis (Degos' disease) in a man with factor V Leiden mutation and lupus anticoagulant

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-247

  Hohwy, Thomas ^a   Glümer Jensen, Martin ^a   Tøttrup, Anders ^a   Steiniche, Torben ^a   Fogh, Karsten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Degos; Fatal outcome; Intestinal involvement; K hlmeier; Malignant atrophic papulosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GENITAL ULCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MALIGNANT ATROPHIC PAPULOSIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACTOR V; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MUTATION; SEPSIS; SKIN DISEASES, PAPULOSQUAMOUS;

EID: 33745012662     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0068     Document Type: Article

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