2006, Number 6
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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2006; 34 (6)
Lineal porokeratosis
Piñeyro MI, Macedo NA, Vercelli J
Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 303-305
PDF size: 176.78 Kb.
ABSTRACT
We present a new case of Linear Porokeratosis in a child. It is an infrequent disease with lesion that follow the Blaschko lines. The different clinical presentations of Porokeratosis, its histopathology, its inheritance mechanisms, its importance as a premalignant condition, and the differenttreatment options are discussed.
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