A Case of Linear Porokeratosis on the Trunk.
- Author:
Gyo Shin KANG
1
;
Sung Min HWANG
;
Moo Kyu SUH
;
Tae Jung JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Linear porokeratosis;
Trunk
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Female;
Humans;
Keratins;
Middle Aged;
Porokeratosis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2010;48(1):75-77
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Porokeratosis is a genodermatosis that is characterized by abnormal epidermal keratinization with the histologic finding of a cornoid lamella. Linear porokeratosis is an uncommon variant that presents a characteristic linear nevoid distribution along the Blaschko's lines and linear porokeratosis has the highest potential for malignant degeneration of all the porokeratoses. Many treatment modalities have been used, but the treatment outcomes are variable and the treatments are poorly standardized. We report here on a case of linear porokeratosis in a 48-year-old female who showed localized, linear, brownish macules with a well-demarcated hyperkeratotic border on the left lower abdomen and back.
