title: Granular parakeratosis presenting with facial keratotic papules.
abstract: A 27-year-old female presented with pruritic keratotic papules over the left side of the face since one month. The lesions developed a few days after working in a hot humid environment and were preceded by severe uncontrollable pruritus for which she had repeatedly wiped the area with handkerchiefs and towels. A biopsy from one of the keratotic papules revealed granular parakeratosis with a markedly thick stratum corneum that had parakeratosis and also housed keratohyaline granules. Similar changes were seen in keratotic plugs of dilated follicular infundibula.
authors.affiliation: P. D. Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India. rsjdr@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taneja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy; D002090:Butyrophenones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D010241:Parakeratosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D002090:Butyrophenones; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D010880:Piperidines; D003907:Dexamethasone; C020241:calamine (pharmaceutical preparation); D015034:Zinc Oxide; C058249:ebastine