title: Facial porokeratosis characterized by destructive lesions.
abstract: Porokeratosis is a rare group of keratinizing diseases. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant disease with variable penetrance, although sporadic cases are often reported. Porokeratosis has as its histological hallmark the typical cornoid lamella. Porokeratosis lesions localized on the face can vary from superficial to destructive in nature. Only 12 cases have been reported in the literature to date. We report one more unusual case of destructive facial porokeratosis.
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia Medical School, Federal University and Clinical Hospital, Santa Luzia, Brazil. sandra.bittencourt@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Sandra Maria Bitencourt
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: João Nestor Rodrigues
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: de Miranda
authors.forename: João Basílio
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: de Souza Filho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000175:diagnosis*