Atrophic papulosis (Köhlmeier-Degos disease) in children and adolescents-A cross-sectional study and literature review.


Journal

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
ISSN: 1468-3083
Titre abrégé: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9216037

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2023
Historique:
received: 17 09 2022
accepted: 13 12 2022
pubmed: 7 1 2023
medline: 21 3 2023
entrez: 6 1 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Atrophic papulosis (Köhlmeier-Degos disease, Degos disease) is a rare thrombo-obliterative microangiopathy of unknown pathogenesis. It usually affects people between the ages of 20 and 50. However, it can occur at any age. The condition is considered uncommon in children. Clinical characterization of paediatric patients with atrophic papulosis. Single-centre prospective cohort study with data derived from the international Degos Disease Registry collected between 2000 and 2021. Among 96 registered patients with atrophic papulosis fulfilling the criteria, 19 were aged 0 to completed 17 years at the time of onset. The median age at the time of onset was 5 years, ranging from 0 to 1 years for girls to 8 years for boys. In contrast to adult patients (male-to-female ratio 1:2.2), there was a male predominance in paediatric patients with a male-to-female ratio of 1.7:1. Systemic involvement, in particular gastrointestinal, central nervous system and cardiac, was more frequent in children than in adult patients. There were no statistically significant differences between family history, multisystem involvement, mortality and median survival time in the two groups. Atrophic papulosis has some distinct features in the paediatric population. It presents an important and still under-recognized problem. Therefore, it is mandatory to pay attention to the typical skin lesions in combination with neurological or gastrointestinal symptoms in order to make a prompt and accurate diagnosis.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Atrophic papulosis (Köhlmeier-Degos disease, Degos disease) is a rare thrombo-obliterative microangiopathy of unknown pathogenesis. It usually affects people between the ages of 20 and 50. However, it can occur at any age. The condition is considered uncommon in children.
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
Clinical characterization of paediatric patients with atrophic papulosis.
METHODS METHODS
Single-centre prospective cohort study with data derived from the international Degos Disease Registry collected between 2000 and 2021.
RESULTS RESULTS
Among 96 registered patients with atrophic papulosis fulfilling the criteria, 19 were aged 0 to completed 17 years at the time of onset. The median age at the time of onset was 5 years, ranging from 0 to 1 years for girls to 8 years for boys. In contrast to adult patients (male-to-female ratio 1:2.2), there was a male predominance in paediatric patients with a male-to-female ratio of 1.7:1. Systemic involvement, in particular gastrointestinal, central nervous system and cardiac, was more frequent in children than in adult patients. There were no statistically significant differences between family history, multisystem involvement, mortality and median survival time in the two groups.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Atrophic papulosis has some distinct features in the paediatric population. It presents an important and still under-recognized problem. Therefore, it is mandatory to pay attention to the typical skin lesions in combination with neurological or gastrointestinal symptoms in order to make a prompt and accurate diagnosis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36606530
doi: 10.1111/jdv.18844
doi:

Types de publication

Review Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

810-816

Informations de copyright

© 2023 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

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Auteurs

Christos C Zouboulis (CC)

Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Staedtisches Klinikum Dessau, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Dessau, Germany.

Katarzyna P Kaleta (KP)

Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Staedtisches Klinikum Dessau, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Dessau, Germany.
Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.

Elżbieta Broniatowska (E)

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland.

Vaiva Jarienė (V)

Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS), Hospital of LUHS Kauno Klinikos, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Georgios Nikolakis (G)

Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Staedtisches Klinikum Dessau, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Dessau, Germany.

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