porokeratosis

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• Porokeratosis — Classification and external resources A porokeratosis lesion in a patient with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. DiseasesDB …   Wikipedia

• porokeratosis punctata palmaris et plantaris — punctate porokeratosis a skin disorder affecting the palms and soles and occurring during or after adolescence, characterized by tiny keratotic plugs that have elevated margins and do not enlarge; patients often exhibit either linear or Mibelli… …   Medical dictionary

• porokeratosis of Mibelli — the classic type of porokeratosis, a chronic, progressive, autosomal dominant type seen most often in males, usually first appearing in early childhood. Lesions are isolated, light brown papules with irregular shapes and a surrounding ridge that… …   Medical dictionary

• porokeratosis palmaris et plantaris disseminata — a variant of punctate porokeratosis characterized by small, superficial, slightly discolored lesions on the soles or palms or both, with gyrate or annular shapes; there may be hundreds of lesions, and they may later appear elsewhere on the body …   Medical dictionary

• porokeratosis ptychotropica — a rare verrucous variant of porokeratosis, affecting the gluteal cleft and characterized by pruritic, confluent plaques in the perianal region that extend symmetrically to the buttocks …   Medical dictionary

• porokeratosis — A rare dermatosis in which there is a thickening of the stratum corneum with an annular keratotic rim or cornoid lamella surrounding progressive centrifugal atrophy; cutaneous carcinoma has been reported to arise in the lesions. SYN: Mibelli… …   Medical dictionary

• Plaque-type porokeratosis — Classification and external resources OMIM 175800 DiseasesDB 32454 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis — Classification and external resources A porokeratosis lesion in a patient with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. OMIM …   Wikipedia

• Disseminated superficial porokeratosis — is a more generalized processes than porokeratosis Mibelli, and involves mainly the exptremities in a bilateral, symmetric fashion.[1]:533 In about 50% of cases, skin lesions only develop in sun exposed areas, and this is referred to as… …   Wikipedia

• Craniosynostosis–anal anomalies–porokeratosis syndrome — Classification and external resources OMIM 603116 Craniosynostosis–anal anomalies–porokeratosis syndrome (also known as CAP syndrome ) is a cutaneous condition inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion.[1] …   Wikipedia