Clinical and Histopathological Observation of Porokeratosis.
- Author:
Sung Jun CHOI
;
Hee Joon YU
;
Sook Ja SOHN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Porokeratosis;
Histopathological findings
- MeSH:
Age Distribution;
Age of Onset;
Epidermis;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Porokeratosis*;
Pruritus;
Sex Ratio
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(3):380-385
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We observed clinical and histopathological findings of porokeratosis in 16 cases which comprised 2 linear types, 4 superficial disseminat:ed forms, 4 disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis and 6 plaque types. From the observation, the following results were obtained. l. Clinical results 1) Eleven cases were men, 5 cases were women, and the sex ratio was 2. 2 to 1, age distribution was from 6 to 61 years (mean age: 34. 2years), and the distribution of age of onsets was from 2 to 52 years(mean age of onset' 23. lyears). 2) Four cases had family history of porokeratosis, but linear forms did not. 3) Nine cases had pruritus especially, all cases of DSAP and DSP except 1 case complained pruritus. 4) Tmo cases of DSAP had tendency of summer exacerbations. 2. Histopathological results 1) Cornoid lamellae were prominent in all cases of plaque types and linear types, and minimal in all cases of DSAP and DSP except 1 case. 2) Epidermis between the cornoid lamellae were normal or acanthotic in all cases except 1 case of plaque types and linear types, and were atrophic in 5 cases of 8 cases in DSAP and DSP.
