Degos disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare condition in which blockage of the arteries and veins leads to the formation of papules and sometimes other complications.

Word forms

Degos disease

Etymology

Named after Robert Degos, who in 1942 recognised the disease as a new clinical entity.

Synonyms

Köhlmeier-Degos disease malignant atrophic papulosis
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