WHAT IS DEGOS DISEASE ?
DEGOS DISEASE Degos disease ,also known as kohlmeier degos disease or malignant atrophic papulosis , is an extremely rare condition caused by blockage of arteries and veins . Individuals with this condition will develop papules. Those diagnosed with this disease may also develop complication due to impairment of internal organs . There are fewer than 50 living patients presently known worldwide , and fewer than 200 reported in medical literature . Many individuals may go undiagnosed due to rarity of the disease . Most individual develop symptoms between the ages of 20 -50 , however cases outside of this age range have been reported as well. Degos disease also know as malignant atrophic papulosis is characterized by vasculopathy of unknown origin origin and independently described by Degos in 1942 . DEGOS DISEASE PICTURES : WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEGOS DISEA...