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Porokeratosis and immunosuppression Volume 8, numéro 7, October - November 1998

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Department of Dermatology, Ed. Herriot Hospital, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France.
  • Page(s) : 459-65
  • Année de parution : 1998

The term "porokeratosis" (PK) encompasses a group of uncommon hereditary or acquired diseases of keratinization of unknown aetiology, presenting with varying clinical aspects but sharing a common histopathological aspect, characterised by the presence of the "cornoid lamella". PK was first described by Mibelli in 1893 [1]; several other clinical forms were subsequently identified. PK may appear in otherwise healthy persons but may also [...]