Porokeratosis, Porokeratosis Of Mibelli - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

porokeratosis porokeratosis of Mibelli

Body Site

thigh leg

Age

14 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

purple

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This adolescent had an 18 month history of a slowly progressive asymptomatic eruption on the inner aspect of her left thigh. A skin biopsy showed the characteristic changes of porokeratosis.

Description

round to oval 2-5 mm violaceous atrophic papules with a double edged border grouped in a line

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10/7/2003 17:47:26

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