%0 Journal Article
%T Scratching suspected porokeratosis lesion, simple and quick maneuver that facilitates its diagnosis
%V 10
%N 4
%P 367-368
%U http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2019-4-13-porokeratosis/
%X Porokeratosis are morphologically distinct keratinization disorders, characterized clinically by papules or hyperkeratotic plaques surrounded by a linear raised border. Sometimes the border (the most characteristic change in porokeratosis, and practically the definition of diagnosis) is not easily identifiable. We demonstrated a clinical maneuver that facilitated the visualization of this more typical aspect in frame. A wooden tongue depressor was used to gently scratch one of the lesions. This maneuver revealed a desquamative halo in the hyperkeratotic lesion - better identifying the clinical aspect typical of the porokeratosis. The use of scratching may play a fundamental role in the diagnostic suspicion of porokeratosis and should be applied whenever the clinical history suggests this hypothesis as a differential diagnosis.
%G en
%J Our Dermatology Online
%A Souza, Souza
%A Furtat, Thaís Marques
%A Reinisch, Nicole
%A Dario, Paulo Henrique Pacheco
%D 2019-10-03