Cutaneous perforating disorders
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Cutaneous perforating disorders include the following:
- Acquired perforating dermatosisAcquired perforating dermatosisAcquired perforating dermatosis is clinically and histopathologically similar to perforating folliculitis, also associated with chronic renal failure, with or without hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, and/or diabetes, but not identical to Kyrle disease.- References :...
(Acquired perforating collagenosis) - Kyrle diseaseKyrle diseaseKyrle disease was first described in J. Kyrle in 1916, characterized by numerous up to cherry-sized hyperkeratotic, verrucous, clefted papules and nodules involving almost the entire skin.-See also:* Josef Kyrle* Cutaneous perforating disorders...
- Perforating folliculitisPerforating folliculitisPerforating folliculitis is characterized by discrete follicular keratotic eruptions involving mainly the hairy parts of the extremities....