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Dermoscopy reveals specific features of Kitamura and Dowling Degos diseases in 2 generations, emphasizing genetic counselling needs and alternative to skin biopsy.
Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura and Dowling Degos Disease are rare inherited disorders of reticulate pigmentation. Although, there are only subtle differences between the two entities clinically, the dermoscopic features of both are specific and can aid in early diagnosis, treatment and genetic counselling without invasive techniques like skin biopsy. Herein we report the overlap of these two entities in two generations of family.
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