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Excellent Response to Photodynamic Therapy

Xavier García-Navarro, MD; Joan Ramon Garcés, MD; Eulàlia Baselga, MD; Agustín Alomar, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(5):526-527. doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2009.45

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INTRODUCTION

Linear porokeratosis is a skin condition that usually shows a poor response to different modalities of treatment. We describe a patient successfully treated with 2 sessions of photodynamic therapy (PDT).

REPORT OF A CASE

A 13-year-old boy presented with a 4-year history of reddish-brown hyperkeratotic papules and plaques on the back of his lower leg. The lesions were arranged in a linear pattern and had a raised peripheral ridge and atrophic center (Figure 1). There was no nail dystrophy or other associated abnormalities. His mother had disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) in the lower extremities. The patient's skin lesions were asymptomatic but cosmetically distressful. Findings from a histopathologic examination showed epidermal hyperplasia with a vertical column of tightly packed parakeratotic cells, the cornoid lamella. These findings were consistent with linear porokeratosis. No response was observed after 1 year of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE

SOLUTION

COMMENT

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

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