Giant verrucous porokeratosis of Mibelli mimicking psoriasis in a patient with psoriasis

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Oct;57(4):665-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.03.020.

Abstract

Porokeratosis of Mibelli is a disorder of epidermal keratinization characterized by annular plaques with an atrophic center surrounded by a keratotic wall. We report a case of a giant verrucous porokeratosis of Mibelli mimicking psoriasis that developed in a patient with psoriasis and therefore went unrecognized for a long time. Histologically the lesion combined features of porokeratosis at the periphery and of psoriasis at its center, a picture recently described as "psoriasis encircled by porokeratosis." The possible pathogenetic relationship between psoriasis and the development of porokeratosis is also discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Porokeratosis / diagnosis*
  • Porokeratosis / pathology
  • Psoriasis / diagnosis*