title: Diagnosing porokeratosis of Mibelli every time: a novel biopsy technique to maximize histopathologic confirmation.
abstract: Porokeratosis of Mibelli (PM) is a rare condition with the potential for malignant transformation that presents a clinical and pathologic diagnostic challenge. An improperly oriented biopsy may lead to the wrong histopathologic diagnosis. We report a case of PM that was previously misdiagnosed and describe a biopsy technique for suspected PM that maximizes the potential for histopathologic confirmation of the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: Caitlyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: Raveena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson and School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Brodell
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017499:Porokeratosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology