Journal article
A case of Degos disease in pregnancy
Abstract
Degos disease is characterized as a rare systemic vaso-occlusive disorder, although the exact pathophysiology is uncertain. Fewer than 200 patients have been reported in the literature, and only two reports describe the course of the disease during pregnancy. Here, we present the first reported case of the course of pregnancy in a woman with the systemic form of Degos disease. The patient had been diagnosed with Degos prior to pregnancy and was …
Authors
Sharma S; Brennan B; Naden R; Whelan P
Journal
Obstetric Medicine, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 167–168
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
December 2016
DOI
10.1177/1753495x16652006
ISSN
1753-495X