Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Skin Diseases, Genetic > Porokeratosis Terms and Definitions
Porokeratosis
Medical Definition: | A heritable disorder of faulty keratinization characterized by the proliferation of abnormal clones of KERATINOCYTES and lesions showing varying atrophic patches surrounded by an elevated, keratotic border. These keratotic lesions can progress to overt cutaneous neoplasm. Several clinical variants are recognized, including porokeratosis of Mibelli, linear porokeratosis, disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, palmoplantar porokeratosis, and punctate porokeratosis. |
Guide Notes: | do not confuse with PARAKERATOSIS |
Also Called: | Porokeratosis, Punctate,Porokeratosis, Disseminated Superficial Actinic,Porokeratosis, Linear,Porokeratosis, Mibelli,Porokeratosis, Palmoplantar |
Previously Indexed: | Keratosis (1966-1992) |
Porokeratosis Medical Definitions and Terms
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