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Reactive perforating collagenosis

Int J Adv Med. 2014;1(1):49-51.DOI10.5455/2349-3933.ijam20140512

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Abstract

Reactive Perforating Collagenosis (RPC) is a rare disease of elimination of altered collagen through the epidermis. The disease exists in childhood form with autosomal recessive mode of inheritance and an adult form acquired in association with diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Chronic Renal Failure (CRF), hypothyroidism, lymphoma, hyperparathyroidism, neurodermatitis, AIDS, pulmonary fibrosis, scabies and herpes zoster infection.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. Department of Pathology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  3. Department of Microbiology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  4. Department of Gynaecology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India

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