"Porokeratosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017499
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.320.850.730 C17.800.428.750 C17.800.827.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Porokeratosis, Palmoplantar- Porokeratosis, Palmoplantar
- Palmoplantar Porokeratosis
- Keratoderma Palmoplantar, Punctate Type 2
- Porokeratosis Plantaris, Palmaris, Et Disseminata
- Porokeratosis Plantaris Palmaris et Disseminata
- Porokeratosis, Palmar, Plantar, And Disseminated 1
- Porokeratosis Palmaris et Plantaris Disseminata
- Type 2 Punctate PPK
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Porokeratosis" by people in Profiles.
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Purvis CG, Bandino JP, Elston DM. Verrucous Intertriginous Plaques: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Dec; 40(12):937.
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Montoya C, Arias LM, Salazar M, Flórez HA. Porokeratosis-Like Grover Disease: More Than an Acantholytic Pattern. Actas Dermosifiliogr (Engl Ed). 2019 May; 110(4):332-334.
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Thomas CJ, Elston DM. Medical pearl: Gentian violet to highlight the cornoid lamella in disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005 Mar; 52(3 Pt 1):513-4.