Superficial actinic porokeratosis and cystic fibrosis.
A 24-year-old woman, presenting with cystic fibrosis, developed superficial actinic porokeratosis. Immunosuppression due to cystic fibrosis may be either the cause of or the exacerbating factor in superficial actinic porokeratosis in our patient.
Klapholz
L
L
Department of Dermatology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Goldenhersh
M
M
Sherman
Y
Y
Leibovici
V
V
D000328:Adult; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000150:complications*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology