Lichen ruber moniliformis explained

Synonyms:	Morbus moniliformis lichenoide, Wise-Rein disease, Nekam disease, keratosis lichenoides chronica

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.^[3]

Presentation

The disease causes numerous whitish punctiform papules and brownish macules arranged in a necklace-like pattern.

See also

• Lichen planus
• List of cutaneous conditions

Notes and References

1. - entry on Kaposi's disease I
2. F. Wise, C. R. Rein. Lichen ruber moniliformis (morbus moniliformis lichenoides). Report of a case and description of a hitherto unrecorded histologic structure. Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology, Chicago, 1936, 34: 830-849.
3. M. Kaposi. Lichen ruber moniliformis. Vierteljahrsschrift für Dermatologie und Syphilis, Wien, 1886, 13: 571-582.