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A Benign Cutaneous Tumor Resembling Darier's Disease Microscopically

FREDERICK J. SZYMANSKI, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1957;75(4):567-572.

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Widespread keratosis follicularis is an entity that has been familiar to dermatologists since it was described by Darier in 1889.¹ However, discrete warty lesions, usually single, with a characteristic microscopic pattern resembling keratosis follicularis have been seen from time to time by those interested in dermatopathology. Allen refers briefly to these growths as examples of "isolated Darier's disease" in his textbook.² Montgomery mentions a lesion which appeared to be a senile keratosis of the forehead of 15 years' duration.³ Histologically it imitates the microscopic picture of keratosis follicularis. However, it was considered to be a senile keratosis exhibiting a benign type of dyskeratosis. A search throughout the dermatologic literature did not uncover a report of localized tumors resembling keratosis follicularis microscopically. I have had an opportunity to study two such lesions, clinically and microscopically. The clinical descriptions and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Chicago

From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, University of Illinois College of Medicine (Service of Marcus R. Caro, M.D.)

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Received for publication July 24, 1956.

Read before the Section on Dermatology at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association, Chicago, June 14, 1956.

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