title: Facial and bilateral acral porokeratosis with nail dystrophy: A case report.
abstract: Porokeratosis is a rare disorder of keratinization with unknown etiology. It exhibits both sporadic and autosomal dominant inheritance. The lesions are sharply demarcated, hyperkeratotic, and annular with distinct keratotic edges. The cornoid lamella is the histological hallmark of porokeratosis. Porokeratosis lesions on the face may have a superficial or a destructive nature. To our knowledge there are only a few cases of facial porokeratosis that have been reported. We report a sporadic form of facial and bilateral acral porokeratosis with nail dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shohadae-Tajrish Hospital, Tehran, Iran. rmrobati@gmail.com
authors.forename: Reza Mahmoud
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Robati
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahmati-Roodsari
authors.forename: Azin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayatollahi
authors.forename: Somaye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hejazi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology