title: Giant porokeratosis.
abstract: Porokeratosis is a disorder of keratinization characterized by annular plaques with an atrophic center surrounded by a raised, keratotic wall. It has several clinical forms including a porokeratosis of Mibelli, giant porokeratosis, linear porokeratosis, disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, palmoplantar porokeratosis and punctate porokeratosis. We report a patient with the rare condition of giant porokeratosis. Several variants of porokeratosis coexist in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Atatürk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. bozdag@egenet.com.fr
authors.forename: Kübra Eren
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Bozdağ
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Biçakçi
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ermete
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D016896:Treatment Outcome