Porokeratosis is usually asymptomatic, but a pruritic variant, called "eruptive pruritic papular porokeratosis" or "inflammatory disseminated superficial porokeratosis", has been described. We describe another case of pruritic porokeratosis in a 63--year--old Caucasian woman with a poor response to antihistamines and local treatments. EPPP is uncommon in non--Asiatic people, but probably it is underestimated. We consider it a transient inflammatory stage rather than a distinct entity of porokeratosis.
Patrizi, A., Virdi, A., Misciali, C., Bardazzi, F. (2017). Eruptive pruritic papular porokeratosis in a caucasian woman. A transient inflammatory stage of porokeratosis. GIORNALE ITALIANO DI DERMATOLOGIA E VENEREOLOGIA, 152(5), 529-531 [10.23736/S0392-0488.17.05061-1].
Eruptive pruritic papular porokeratosis in a caucasian woman. A transient inflammatory stage of porokeratosis
PATRIZI, ANNALISA;VIRDI, ANNALUCIA;MISCIALI, COSIMO;BARDAZZI, FEDERICO
2017
Abstract
Porokeratosis is usually asymptomatic, but a pruritic variant, called "eruptive pruritic papular porokeratosis" or "inflammatory disseminated superficial porokeratosis", has been described. We describe another case of pruritic porokeratosis in a 63--year--old Caucasian woman with a poor response to antihistamines and local treatments. EPPP is uncommon in non--Asiatic people, but probably it is underestimated. We consider it a transient inflammatory stage rather than a distinct entity of porokeratosis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
