Follicular plugging: A new dermoscopic feature in porokeratosis

Authors

  • Shibani Bhatia Junior Resident, Department of dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
  • Sathish Pai Professor, Department of dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
  • Shrutakirthi Shenoi Professor, Department of dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
  • Smitha Prabhu Associate Professor, Department of dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
  • Srilatha P S Associate Professor, Department of pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.
  • Shivam Goyal Junior Resident, Department of dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.30.4.2020.1521

Keywords:

Dermoscopy, Follicular plugging, Porokeratosis

Abstract

Porokeratosis is a keratinization disorder characterized by keratotic papule or plaque, which can have an annular appearance due to its thread-like elevated border which expands centrifugally. It has various clinical variants like disseminated superficial porokeratosis, porokeratosis of mibelli, linear porokeratosis, punctate porokeratosis and porokeratosis palmaris et plantaris et diseseminata, amongst few others. Cornoid lamella is the most peculiar feature of porokeratosis on histopathology. It is the thin column of tightly packed parakeratotic cells extending from an invagination in the epidermis. Well established dermoscopy features of porokeratosis include white track structure (corresponding to cornoid lamella), red dots and globules, pink white scar like areas and white homogenous areas in centre. We hereby report 2 cases of porokeratosis in whom we observed a new dermoscopic feature- follicular plugging. This could be due to follicular involvement, which is an uncommonly discussed entity of porokeratosis

Author Biography

Shibani Bhatia, Junior Resident, Department of dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal.

Department of Dermatology, Venereology and LeprosyJunior Resident

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Published

2021-01-04

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Bhatia S, Pai S, Shenoi S, Prabhu S, P S S, Goyal S. Follicular plugging: A new dermoscopic feature in porokeratosis. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2021Jan.4 [cited 2026Apr.24];30(4):674-6. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1521

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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2020): October - December

Section

Case Reports

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