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. 2021 Mar-Apr;66(2):212-214.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_81_20.

Eruptive Pruritic Papular Porokeratosis: A Rare Variant of Porokeratosis

Rashi Soni  1 , Meghana Phiske  1 , Parmeshwar Kanade  1 , Jincy John  1 , Rajiv Joshi  1 , Someshwar Shylaja  1
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Eruptive Pruritic Papular Porokeratosis: A Rare Variant of Porokeratosis

Rashi Soni et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2021 Mar-Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Hyperpigmented papules, nodules and plaques arranged bilaterally symmetrically on lower limbs with koebnerization on right knee
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Coronoid lamella. (b) Compact hyperkeratosis, irregular acanthosis with perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate in upper dermis, vertically oriented collagen in papillary dermis and coronoid lamella
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Multiple hyperpigmented scaly papules and plaques bilaterally symmetrical over lower legs. (b) Multiple hyperpigmented scaly papules and plaques on buttocks
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Figure 4
Coronoid lamella
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