Lichen ruber moniliformis | |
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Other names | Morbus moniliformis lichenoide, Wise-Rein disease, Nekam disease, keratosis lichenoides chronica |
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Specialty |
Dermatology
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Lichen ruber moniliformis, also known as morbus moniliformis lichenoide, Wise-Rein disease, Nekam disease, keratosis lichenoides chronica, is a rare skin disease named for Fred Wise and Charles R. Rein. [1] [2]
It is one of several diseases also known as Kaposi's disease, based on its characterization in 1886 by Moritz Kaposi. [1] [3]
The disease causes numerous whitish punctiform papules and brownish macules arranged in a necklace-like pattern.[ citation needed]
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