Follicular Porokeratosis: Four New Cases

July 2017 in “ Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ”

A. Sud, Alexa R. Shipman, M. Odeke, Kachnar Varma, M. Read-Jones, Richard Carr

follicular porokeratosis porokeratosis keratinization disorder annular plaques keratotic ridge cornoid lamellae follicular ostia parakeratosis granular layer dysmaturation spinous layer

TLDR Four new cases confirmed the unique features of follicular porokeratosis.

Follicular porokeratosis (FP) was a newly proposed subtype of porokeratosis, a keratinization disorder characterized by annular plaques with a keratotic ridge. FP was distinguished by cornoid lamellae located exclusively in the follicular ostia. The document presented four new cases of FP, all showing typical histological features, including stacked parakeratosis, absence of the granular layer, and dysmaturation in the upper spinous layer.

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research Follicular Porokeratosis: Four New Cases

6 citations, July 2017 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology”

Four new cases confirmed the unique features of follicular porokeratosis.