"Porokeratosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Porokeratosis" by people in Profiles.
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Lee WJ, Kim CH, Park GH, Won CH, Chang SE, Lee MW, Choi JH, Moon KC. Disseminated superficial porokeratosis in a patient with esophageal cancer. J Dermatol. 2010 Aug; 37(8):747-8.
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Ahn SJ, Lee HJ, Chang SE, Lee MW, Choi JH, Moon KC, Koh JK. Case of linear porokeratosis: successful treatment with topical 5% imiquimod cream. J Dermatol. 2007 Feb; 34(2):146-7.
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Lee DK, Oh SH, Chang SE, Lee MW, Choi JH, Moon KC, Koh JK. A rare variant of porokeratosis: porokeratosis ptychotropica. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Nov; 55(5 Suppl):S120-2.
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Lee HW, Oh SH, Choi JC, Chang SE, Lee MW, Choi JH, Moon KC, Koh JK. Disseminated superficial porokeratosis in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Feb; 54(2 Suppl):S56-8.