A case of disseminated superficial porokeratosis associated with giant porokeratosis in pregnancy

A 23-year-old pregnant lady presented with dark raised lesions over face, axillae, and upper limbs of 15-day duration. She was 35 weeks pregnant at the time of onset of the lesions. Dermatological examination revealed hyperpigmented plaques on the face and papules with raised borders in the axillae...

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Published inIndian journal of dermatology Vol. 59; no. 5; pp. 492 - 494
Main Authors Vasudevan, Biju, Chatterjee, Manas, Grewal, Rajan, Rana, Vandana, Lodha, Nikita
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Disseminated superficial porokeratosis
giant porokeratosis
porokeratosis
pregnancy
Skin lesions
porokeratosis
Disseminated superficial porokeratosis
giant porokeratosis
pregnancy
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Summary:A 23-year-old pregnant lady presented with dark raised lesions over face, axillae, and upper limbs of 15-day duration. She was 35 weeks pregnant at the time of onset of the lesions. Dermatological examination revealed hyperpigmented plaques on the face and papules with raised borders in the axillae and proximal arms. Skin biopsy from both the lesions revealed a diagnosis of porokeratosis. She was treated with emollients alone and the lesions regressed four weeks following delivery. This case is being reported for the rare occurrence of the combination of disseminated superficial porokeratosis with giant porokeratosis in pregnancy.
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ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0019-5154.139901