Porokeratosis ptychotropica: A clinically distinct variant of porokeratosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 501-503

  McGuigan, Kelly ^a   Shurman, Daniel ^a   Campanelli, Carmen ^a   Lee, Jason B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID; TAZAROTENE;

ACTINIC POROKERATOSIS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSKERATOSIS; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; POROKERATOSIS; POROKERATOSIS PTYCHOTROPICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BUTTOCKS; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; MALE; POROKERATOSIS;

EID: 60149093217     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.06.038     Document Type: Article

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