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Infantile neurological Degos disease.
[malignant atrophic papulosis]
Degos
disease
,
or
malignant
atrophic
papulosis
,
is
a
rare
vasculopathy
of
uncertain
aetiology
manifesting
as
a
primary
dermatological
disorder
in
most
cases
,
but
with
widespread
systemic
involvement
developing
in
an
undefined
proportion
of
patients
.
Reported
neurological
features
of
Degos
disease
include
ischaemic
and
haemorrhagic
stroke
,
subdural
effusion
,
seizures
,
neuropathy
,
transverse
myelitis
,
and
optic
atrophy
.
The
description
of
contrast
enhancement
of
the
leptomeninges
possibly
indicates
a
defect
of
blood
vessel
integrity
likely
explaining
the
pleiotropic
neurological
manifestations
.
Degos
disease
is
usually
considered
a
disorder
of
adulthood
,
although
a
small
number
of
infantile
cases
have
been
described
.
Here
,
we
report
a
female
who
demonstrated
a
neonatal
onset
of
Degos
disease
,
eventually
showing
the
highly
characteristic
skin
lesions
together
with
ptosis
and
a
generalized
weakness
as
part
of
her
systemic
disorder
.
Subsequent
exacerbations
led
to
an
inexorable
neurodevelopmental
and
physical
decline
.
CT
scan
revealed
intracranial
calcification
,
a
feature
described
in
two
previous
cases
.
Our
report
highlights
the
need
to
consider
Degos
disease
in
the
differential
diagnosis
of
childhood
neurological
disease
with
skin
involvement
.
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Diseases presenting
"skin involvement"
symptom
cutaneous mastocytosis
hodgkin lymphoma, classical
lamellar ichthyosis
malignant atrophic papulosis
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