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The successful off‐label use of photodynamic therapy for classic porokeratosis of Mibelli: case report
Author(s) -
GIULIODORI KATIA,
CAMPANATI ANNA,
GANZETTI GIULIA,
CONOCCHIARI LUCA,
CATALDI IVANA,
SIMONETTI ORIANA,
GIANGIACOMI MIRELLA,
OFFIDANI ANNAMARIA
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01473.x
Subject(s) - porokeratosis , medicine , dermatology , photodynamic therapy , keratosis , chemistry , organic chemistry
Porokeratosis of Mibelli is an uncommon chronic disorder of epidermal keratinization that should be treated because it can undergo malignant change into epithelial tumors on the lesions. At the moment, it represents a therapeutic challenge for dermatologists because of the lack of standardized guidelines about the treatment. Herein, we report a case of classic porokeratosis of Mibelli treated with photodynamic therapy successfully.