Porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus: a report of two cases and review of the literature

An Bras Dermatol. 2017;92(5 Suppl 1):121-125. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20176536.

Abstract

Porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus is a very rare non-hereditary disorder of keratinization with eccrine and hair follicle involvement with only 9 cases described in the literature. In 2009 the term porokeratotic anexial ostial nevus was proposed to comprehend porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus and a related and more common process without follicular involvement: porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus Recent findings suggest that both entities may be produced by a mutation in GJB2 gene, which is associated to KID syndrome. Herein we report 2 cases of porokeratotic eccrine and hair follicle nevus and review the existing cases in the Spanish and English literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Eccrine Glands / pathology*
  • Female
  • Hair Diseases / pathology
  • Hair Follicle / pathology*
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Nevus / pathology*
  • Parakeratosis / pathology
  • Porokeratosis / pathology*
  • Rare Diseases
  • Sweat Gland Diseases / pathology*