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Lichen ruber moniliformis

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Lichen ruber moniliformis
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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]

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It is one of several diseases also known as Kaposi's disease, based on its characterization in 1886 by Moritz Kaposi.[1][3]

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

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