We present a female patient with linear porokeratosis of her right arm since childhood. At the age of 67 years she additionally developed disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) involving both lower legs. This uncommon coexistence of two different types of porokeratosis fulfils the clinical criteria of a type 2 segmental manifestation of an autosomal dominant skin disorder, being ...

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology | November-December 2012 | Vol 78 | Issue 6 760 A pruritic variant of porokeratosis. J Dermatol 2006;33:813-6. 4. Choi KH, Kim TY. A case of inflammatory disseminated superficial porokeratosis in a colon cancer patient. Ann Dermatol 2009;21:150-3. 5. Stork J, Kodetová D. Disseminated superficial porokeratosis: An eruptive pruritic papula...

Porokeratosis refers to a group of hereditary or acquired disorders of epidermal keratinization and is characterized histologically by the presence of a cornoid lamella. The clinical variant referred to as disseminated superficial porokeratosis has been described in the literature in association with immunosuppressive conditions that include organ transplant, infections and immunosuppressive tr...

porokeratosis with calcipotriol Editor, Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is the most common type of porokeratosis. It is related to sun exposure and an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern is recognized. No ideal treatment of this clonal disorder of keratinization exists. We describe a patient in whom the complete resolution of lesions was achieved with topical treatment ...

We report a 54-year-old male patient who developed an unusual form of generalized drug eruption. He had pain and breathlessness on the left chest wall. He had history of taking several drugs at private clinics under a diagnosis of herpes zoster. Two weeks later he had a generalized skin eruption. Examination showed multiple variable sized, mild pruritic, erythematous macules and papules on the ...

INTRODUCTION Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is the most common form of porokeratosis. A case of late-onset DSAP is reported with an uncommon presentation in an elderly patient. METHODS An 80-year-old woman, with diabetes mellitus treated with metformin, and hypertension treated with metoprolol and captopril, presented with multiple 2 mm-to-7 cm brown patches, for 5 year...