Open AccessA Case of Focal Acantholytic Dyskeratosis Occurring on both the Lip and the Anal Canal
Author(s) -
Ju Hee Lee,
You Chan Kim,
Wook Lew
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.1.166
Subject(s) - acantholysis , hyperkeratosis , dyskeratosis , medicine , anal canal , dermatology , pathology , surgery , rectum , antibody , immunology , autoantibody
Focal acantholytic dyskeratosis has a distinctive histological pattern that is associated with various clinical expressions. It rarely occurs on the lip or the perianal area. We report a patient with focal acantholytic dyskeratosis occurring on both the upper lip and the anal canal. Histopathologically, the lesions showed hyperkeratosis, suprabasilar clefting, epidermal acantholysis and dyskeratosis. This case represents the first report of a focal acantholytic dyskeratosis occurring on both the lip and the anal canal.