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Sumir Kumar1, Bharat Bhushan Mahajan1, Nidhi Kamra1
1Department of Dermatology, GGSMCH Faridkot, Punjab, India.
Indian Dermatology Online Journal
|May 27, 2015
Abstract:
Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura (RAK) is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder first described in Japan characterised by a reticulate pattern of slightly atrophic, angulated, hyperpigmented macules affecting the acral areas of the body. We hereby report a case of RAK in a young Indian male with adermatoglyphia that has not been previously reported in the literature.
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