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A pigmentation disease characterized by a reticulate pattern of abnormally dark skin coloring, particularly in the body's folds and creases.
Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).
No clinical trials have been registered for Dowling-Degos disease.
28 publications have been identified in PubMed for Dowling-Degos disease. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (67%), Review / Meta-Analysis (19%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (7%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 18 | 67% |
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC
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Common questions about Dowling-Degos disease
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19% |
Laboratory research | 2 | 7% |
Disease patterns and progression | 1 | 4% |
New treatment approaches | 1 | 4% |
Meena A (2026). [PMID: 41530906](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41530906/). *Clinical and experimental dermatology*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Sollitto CF (2026). [PMID: 41890462](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41890462/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Solak SS (2026). [PMID: 41885246](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41885246/). *J Dtsch Dermatol Ges*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Alshehri MA (2026). [PMID: 42170366](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42170366/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Garg S (2026). [PMID: 41483502](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41483502/). *Anais brasileiros de dermatologia*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Silva V (2026). [PMID: 41657526](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41657526/). *JAAD case reports*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Tsai YT (2026). [PMID: 41854241](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41854241/). *Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Okamura K (2026). [PMID: 41127964](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41127964/). *The Journal of dermatology*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Garbayo-Salmons P (2026). [PMID: 41352596](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41352596/). *Actas dermo-sifiliograficas*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Kumar S (2025). [PMID: 39449653](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39449653/). *The British journal of dermatology*. [Gene Therapy / Novel Therapeutics]
AI-curated news mentioning Dowling-Degos disease
Updated Mar 10, 2026
A recent study published in PubMed explores ocular multimodal imaging in a patient with malignant atrophic papulosis, also known as Degos disease. This research contributes to the understanding of the disease's ocular manifestations.