Facial and bilateral acral porokeratosis with nail dystrophy: A case report

Porokeratosis is a rare disorder of keratinization with unknown etiology. It exhibits both sporadic and autosomal dominant inheritance. The lesions are sharply demarcated, hyperkeratotic, and annular with distinct keratotic edges. The cornoid lamella is the histological hallmark of porokeratosis. Porokeratosis lesions on the face may have a superficial or a destructive nature. To our knowledge there are only a few cases of facial porokeratosis that have been reported. We report a sporadic form of facial and bilateral acral porokeratosis with nail dystrophy.