About The Medical Condition Linear Porokeratosis

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Linear Porokeratosis

Linear Porokeratosis Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Linear Porokeratosis Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Linear Porokeratosis?

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.

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