Presentations of Cutaneous Disease in Various Skin Pigmentations: Porokeratosis.

Fitzpatrick skin types cornoid lamella dermatology dermoscopy linear porokeratosis neoplasm porokeratosis porokeratosis of Mibelli skin skin cancer skin of color skin pigment skin pigmentation squamous cell carcinoma

Journal

HCA healthcare journal of medicine
ISSN: 2689-0216
Titre abrégé: HCA Healthc J Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9918316187606676

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2024
Historique:
medline: 10 7 2024
pubmed: 10 7 2024
entrez: 10 7 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Description Porokeratosis was first described in 1893. It is a relatively rare disorder with over 9 subtypes. Lesions are clinically characterized as well-demarcated, erythematous papules (raised, <1 cm) or plaques (raised, >1 cm), with an atrophic center, and raised scaly border. Porokeratosis is an important diagnosis to identify because it may undergo malignant transformation and mimics many commonly encountered diagnoses. These commonly mimicked diagnoses include squamous cell carcinoma, tinea corporis, nummular dermatitis, and psoriasis vulgaris, to name a few. The clinical images in this review focus on identifying porokeratosis along the full spectrum of skin tones.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38984231
doi: 10.36518/2689-0216.1682
pii: 26890216_vol5_iss2_113
pmc: PMC11229592
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

113-123

Informations de copyright

© 2024 HCA Physician Services, Inc. d/b/a Emerald Medical Education.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

Auteurs

Henry Lim (H)

Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.

Christopher M Wong (CM)

Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.

Christian J Scheufele (CJ)

Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.

Daniel A Nguyen (DA)

Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.

Michael Carletti (M)

Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.

Stephen E Weis (SE)

Medical City Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.

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