Porokeratosis
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| Porokeratosis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 A porokeratosis lesion in a patient with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. |
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| 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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[edit] Types
Porokeratosis may be divided into the following clinical types[1]:532:
However, additional types have also been described[2]:213,566:
[edit] Pathology
Porokeratosis has a characteristic histomorphologic feature known as a cornoid lamella.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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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