A Case of Reticulate Acropigmentation of Kitamura.
- Author:
Kwang Hoon LEE
;
Kyung Hun CHANG
;
Soo Il CHUN
;
Chang Jo KOH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Diagnosis;
Extremities;
Female;
Foot;
Genes, Dominant;
Hand;
Humans;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1983;21(3):321-325
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, described first by Kitamura and Akam atsu in 1943, is a pigmentary disorder that may be determined by an autasomal dominant gene. Skin lesions are characterized clinically by depressed brownisL pigmented spots, in a reticulated pattern, on the extensor surface of the acral parts of the extremities. Most reported cases are confined to Japanese. We report herein a case of reticulate acropigmentation of Kitarnura in a 28- year-old woman, with a depressed brownish pigmented spots, in a reticulate pattern, on the dorsum of hands and left foot. The authors make the diagnosis of this case a reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura for the clinical symptoms and histopathologic findings.
