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A case of Degos disease in pregnancy
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