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Khalid Al Aboud, MD

Diagnosis

porokeratosis porokeratosis of Mibelli

Body Site

hand knuckle

Age

54 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

annular

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 54 year old man noted asymptomatic gradually expanding annular scaly plaques over the top of his right hand for over 20 years. A skin biopsy from the border demonstrated a coronoid lamella characteristic of porokeratosis.

Description

annular hypopigmented scaly plaques with a double edged scale on the borfers and central atrophy

Categories

annular eruption papulosquamous eruptions genodermatosis/genetic disorder

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5/5/2002 13:17:39

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