Disease & disorder

porokeratosis plantaris palmaris et disseminata

MONDO:0008291

Porokeratosis plantaris palmaris et disseminata (PPPD) is a rare form of porokeratosis occurring mainly in adolescence and characterized by small pruritic or painful keratotic papules that first appear on the palms and soles, and may gradually become generalized.

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Background context

Porokeratosis

Porokeratosis is a specific disorder of keratinization that is characterized histologically by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent granular layer.

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Drugs being studied

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