Specialty dermatology ICD-9-CM 697.8 | ICD-10 L44.3 DiseasesDB 32214 | |
Wise-Rein disease (Lichen ruber moniliformis) is a rare skin disease named for Fred Wise and Charles R. Rein.
It is one of several diseases also known as Kaposi's disease, based on its characterization in 1886 by Moritz Kaposi.
It is thought to be a rare variety of lichen planus.
It is also known as "Morbus moniliformis lichenoides".
Presentation
The disease causes numerous whitish punctiform papules and brownish macules arranged in a necklace-like pattern.
References
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