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Generalized linear porokeratosis: a rare entity with excellent response to acitretin.

Author(s): Garg T, Ramchander, Varghese B, Barara M, Nangia A

Affiliation(s): Department of Dermatology & STD, Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.

Publication date & source: 2011-05-15, Dermatol Online J., 17(5):3.

Publication type: Case Reports; Review

Linear porokeratosis is a rare disorder of keratinization that usually presents at birth. We report a 17-year-old male with generalized linear porokeratosis, a very rare variant of porokeratosis, with extensive involvement of the trunk and extremities along with nail and genital involvement. The patient was treated with oral acitretin with excellent clinical response.

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