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Overview: Perforating disorders are characterized by transepidermal elimination of altered keratin or dermal connective tissue material. These disorders include perforating folliculitis, Kyrle disease, elastosis perforans serpiginosa, reactive perforating collagenosis, and acquired perforating dermatosis. ... Abe R, Murase S,
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Perforating folliculitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perforating folliculitis is characterized by discrete follicular keratotic eruptions involving mainly the hairy parts of the extremities. : 539-540
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Perforating collagenosis is separate, with different demographics and often a history of trauma. This case is best classified as perforating folliculitis as the biopsy was classic for this entity. It shows a distorted follicle with an overlying funnel-shaped transepidermal channel.
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The acquired perforating disorders overlap clinically and histologically. The terminology has evolved too, using Kyrle's disease, perforating disease of chronic renal/liver failure and/or diabetes, perforating folliculitis, etc.
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Definition of Perforating Folliculitis. Perforating folliculitis is a topical skin condition that resembles regular folliculitis but instead has a keratin, ...
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Definition of perforating folliculitis from the online medical dictionary hosted by mondofacto. ... online medical dictionary | definition of perforating folliculitis...
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Definition of perforating folliculitis. Provided by Stedman's medical dictionary and Drugs.com. Includes medical terms and definitions. ... Stedman's > perforating folliculitis...
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Perforating disorders all have the common feature of perforation, also known as transepidermal elimination. Altered connective tissue component within the dermis, such as collagen or elastic fibers, are eliminated through the epidermis. ... Suppurative folliculitis with follicular plugging...
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Diabetes & Endocrinology...
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Two patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis developed perforating lesions in the skin of the extremities. ... A theory of pathogenesis for the development of the perforating folliculitis in these patients is suggested. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the coexistence of both conditions.
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