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.

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.
2017
Patrizi, A; Virdi, A; Misciali, C; Bardazzi, F
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