title: Porokeratosis ptychotropica: a rare variant of porokeratosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Porokeratosis, a well recognized disorder of keratinization, is known to have several clinical variants. This report describes a rare variant characterized by verrucous plaques.
  
  
  METHODS
  An adult male presented with a slowly progressive verrucous plaque on the gluteal region that was resistant to conventional therapy. Careful inspection revealed a keratotic ridge at the plaque border leading to the diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Histopathology showed the presence of multiple cornoid lamellae confirming the diagnosis of porokeratosis ptychotropica.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Porokeratosis ptychotropica is a rare variant of porokeratosis with fewer than 25 cases described in the literature. This report is to highlight the importance of considering this particular entity in the diagnosis of genitogluteal plaques, especially those not responding to conventional modalities.
authors.forename: Paschal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'souza
authors.forename: Tapan Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Dhali
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, ESI- PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Himanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Urmi
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Khanna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002081:Buttocks; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015474:Isotretinoin; D005472:Fluorouracil