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Porokeratosis Classification and external resources
A porokeratosis lesion in a patient with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis.DiseasesDB 31356 eMedicine article/1059123 MeSH D017499 Porokeratosis is a specific disorder of keratinization that is characterized histologically by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent granular layer.[1]:532
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Types
Porokeratosis may be divided into the following clinical types[1]:532:
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- Classic porokeratosis Mibelli
- Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
- Disseminated superficial porokeratosis
- Porokeratosis palmaris et plantaris disseminata
- Linear porokeratosis
- Punctate porokeratosis
However, additional types have also been described[2]:213,566:
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- Porokeratosis plantaris discreta
Pathology
Micrograph of a case of porokeratosis showing a characteristic cornoid lamella (dark pink/red structure in the right/upper portion of the image). H&E stain.Porokeratosis has a characteristic histomorphologic feature known as a cornoid lamella.
See also
References
- ^ a b Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
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