Degos DiseaseSymptoms, Doctors, Treatments, Advances & More
Degos Disease Overview
Learn About Degos Disease
- Malignant Atrophic Papulosis
- Atrophic papulosis, malignant
- Degos disease
- Degos's malignant atrophic papulosis
- Kohlmeier-Degos disease
- Köhlmeier-Degos disease
- Köhlmeier-Degos-Delort-Tricort syndrome
- Papulosis atrophican maligna
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Douglas Rosing is a Cardiologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Rosing is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Degos Disease. His top areas of expertise are Degos Disease, Heart Tumor, Carney Complex, and Cardiomyopathy.
Reading Hospital Cardiology - West Reading
. Dr. Serrian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Degos Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Heart Failure, and Pulmonary Edema.
Texas Health Heart And Vascular Specialists
Matthew Dickson, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., is fellowship-trained and board-certified in internal medicine, cardiac CT, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiology. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., with a bachelor's degree in biology before going on to receive his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and fellowships in cardiology and advanced multimodality cardiovascular imaging at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.Dr. Dickson's areas of special interest include cardiovascular risks in women after menopause, echocardiography, cardiovascular imaging, ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, American Society for Preventive Cardiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. When not caring for the heart-health needs of his patients, Dr. Dickson enjoys jogging, skiing, scuba diving and playing the trumpet. . Dr. Dickson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Degos Disease. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, and Fainting.
Background: Kohlmeier-Degos (KD) is a rare disease that causes inflammation and blood clots, leading to blockages in small blood vessels. These blockages can result in K-D lesions throughout the body, affecting the skin, lungs, heart, spinal cord, and brain. KD can be fatal. No treatment exists for this disease.
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center

