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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Genetic > Porokeratosis
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Skin Diseases, Genetic > Porokeratosis
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Keratosis > Porokeratosis

Preferred term

Porokeratosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Linear Porokeratosis
  • Mibelli Porokeratosis
  • Palmoplantar Porokeratosis
  • Porokeratosis, Disseminated Superficial Actinic
  • Porokeratosis, Disseminated Superficial Actinic 2
  • Porokeratosis, Linear
  • Porokeratosis, Mibelli
  • Porokeratosis, Palmoplantar
  • Porokeratosis, Punctate
  • Punctate Porokeratosis

Note

  • do not confuse with PARAKERATOSIS

Scope note

  • A heritable disorder of faulty keratinization characterized by the proliferation of abnormal clones of KERATINOCYTES and lesions showing varying atrophic patches surrounded by an elevated, keratotic border. These keratotic lesions can progress to overt cutaneous neoplasm. Several clinical variants are recognized, including porokeratosis of Mibelli, linear porokeratosis, disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, palmoplantar porokeratosis, and punctate porokeratosis.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017499

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