Porokeratosis of Mibelli - literature review and a case report
This is a five year-old, brown-skinned female patient, with a history of developing\nerythematoushyperchromic plaques with slightly elevated edges and atrophic center\nlocated on the face (malar areas bilaterally, inferior eyelids, nose and chin) since the\nage of one and a half years ( and ). Similar lesions were presented, although with\nmore elevated borders, on the dorsal area of the left-hand and the lateral region of the\nsecond right-hand digit (). Dermatologic\nexamination showed that the inferior palpebral lesions extended to the mucosa of the\neye, starting an ectropion growth and in the left nasal lesion there was a meliceric\ncrust, by a recent impetigo process (already in treatment). There were not any relevant\npersonal antecedents. Family members were also examined and no important cutaneous\nalterations were found.\nHistopathological examination of the material collected from the dorsal area of left\nhand revealed cornoid lamella and hypogranulosis, confirming the diagnosis of\nporokeratosis ().