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Follicular porokeratosis (FPK) is a rare subtype of porokeratosis. Follicular porokeratosis mainly occurs in men and may be localized or diffuse. Involvement of the scalp is rarely reported, and we found only one case of alopecia due to scalp FPK.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Porokeratosis is a condition characterized by abnormal epidermal keratinization with a unique morphology of papules or plaques surrounded by a thread-like border of scale corresponding to the cornoid lamella on histology. Many established subtypes have been described; however, genitogluteal porokeratosis is a rare entity. We present the case of a 58-year-old male with pruritic reddish lesions affecting the genitals and thighs, diagnosed with genital porokeratosis.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The term autoinflammatory keratinization diseases (AIKDs) was recently proposed as a unifying concept for diseases characterized by inflammation in the epidermis and upper dermis which leads to hyperkeratosis, caused by genetic perturbations of the innate immune system. We present a case of a patient with hidradenitis suppurativa and porokeratosis, two AIKDs, followed by a review of these conditions as well as other AIKDs. This case was distinguished by hypertrophic porokeratoses involving cystic hair follicles, showing histopathologic features of both conditions within single biopsy specimens.
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December 2024
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Department of Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark NJ;
Cureus
November 2024
Dermatology, Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers Regional Hospital "Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos", Mexico City, MEX.
A 14-year-old male with disseminated superficial porokeratosis and a family history of the same lesions on his maternal side presented with spiny keratoderma. Spiny keratoderma is a dermatosis characterized by multiple punctate keratotic neoformations on the palms and soles. It is considered a rare disease, with fewer than 84 cases reported in the world medical literature to date.
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