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Abstract The primary papillomatoses were first described in 1927 by Gougerot and Carteaud.1 In 1932,2 they divided the diseases falling under this heading into the following three groups: (1) punctate, pigmented, verrucous papillomatosis, (2) confluent and reticulated papillomatosis, and (3) nummular and confluent papillomatosis. Until 1963,3 only 39 patients with confluent and reticulated papillomatosis had been described. Subsequently, a few additional case reports were published.4,5 The familial occurrence of this type of papillomatosis was first noted by Baden.4 We report herein another case of familial occurrence involving a mother and her two children. Report of Cases Case 1.— A 44-year-old woman (para 6) sought medical advice in September 1974 for cosmetic reasons. She had no complaints about her health otherwise, but, at the age of 12 years, a lightly pigmented eruption had appeared on the inner sides of her arms. For a few years the eruption References 1. Gougerot H, Carteaud A: Papillomatose pigmentèe innominèe . Bull Soc Fr Dermatol Syphil 1927;34:719-721. 2. Gougerot H, Carteaud A: Neue formen der papillomatose . Arch Dermatol Syphil 1932;165:232-267.Crossref 3. Korting GW, Cabré W: Papillomatosis Gougerot und Carteaud als Ectodermale Randsymptomatik bei Sigmentärer Lipodistrofie . Arch Klin Exp Dermatol 1963;215:422-437.Crossref 4. Baden HP: Familial cutaneous papillomatosis . Arch Dermatol 1965;92:394-395.Crossref 5. Robberts SOB, Lachapelle JM: Confluent papillomatosis (Gougerot-Carteaud) and Pityrosporum orbiculare . Br J Dermatol 1969;81:841-845.Crossref
Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association
Published: Dec 1, 1981
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