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  2. Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis in a patient undergoing treatment with long-term narrowband ultraviolet B for psoriasis

Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis in a patient undergoing treatment with long-term narrowband ultraviolet B for psoriasis

  • J Dermatol. 2011 Jun;38(6):585-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01099.x.
Shigeru Kawara 1 Naoki Oiso Akira Kawada
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Dermatology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. kawara@med.kindai.ac.jp
Abstract

Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is a subtype of porokeratosis, thought to be clonal disorder of keratinization. Chronic exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light might be an etiological cause of DSAP, of which frequent sites are sun-exposed areas. We report a case of DSAP that occurred on the trunk of a 79-year-old man with psoriasis treated with narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) for clearing and maintenance therapies. DSAP has been reported to associate with psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy and broadband UVB, but not NB-UVB. This may be the first case of DSAP after repeated exposure to NB-UVB.

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