Linear porokeratosis is a rare subtype of porokeratosis with a higher rate of malignant transformation than other subtypes of porokeratosis. Identification of cornoid lamellae on histology allows for definitive diagnosis, which makes high clinical suspicion and appropriate biopsy essential in establishing the correct diagnosis and developing an effective management plan. We present a case report of linear porokeratosis and discuss aspects of etiology, diagnosis, and management.
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Indian Dermatol Online J
July 2024
Consultant Dermatologist, Dermatology, Bharti Derma Care and Research Centre, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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;
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