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V. N. Sehgal, MD
Goa Medical College, Panaji Goa, India

Arch Dermatol. 1971;103(3):342.

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To the Editor.—

It was interesting to read a communication by Reed and Leone¹ in the ARCHIVES. It would be fitting to recall the original contention of Mibelli² that porokeratosis is a disease of eccrine sweat-duct units. Recently a few authors^3-6 have substantiated his well-conceived observations. It is surprising to note that the authors¹ have overlooked these informative studies. It seems to have happened unintentionally. Furthermore, it would be interesting to mention that Reed and Leone¹ have made a retrospective study of 35 cases of porokeratosis, which indicates that the authors have not evaluated the cases themselves clinically.

I have diagnosed porokeratosis (Mibelli's disease), a rare disease, in seven patients. It is relevant to record that only in one case a positive family history was available. On the basis of clinical material seen personally, it was postulated that the disease manifests itself in two ways, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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