Psoriasis with verrucous appearance: A case reporPsoriasis report

Psoriasis verrucosa is a rare clinical variant of psoriasis with peculiar histologic features. Only few cases have been reported in the literature. We herein report a rare case of psoriasis with verrucous appearance occurring in a 63 year-old woman who presented with verrucous and scaly erythematous...

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Published in:Nasza dermatologia online 2017-01, Vol.8 (1), p.63-65
Main Authors: Sarra Ben Rejeb, Amen Dhaoui, Dorra Ben Ghachem, Asmahane Souissi, Khadija Bellil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Psoriasis
Verrucous
Histology
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Summary:Psoriasis verrucosa is a rare clinical variant of psoriasis with peculiar histologic features. Only few cases have been reported in the literature. We herein report a rare case of psoriasis with verrucous appearance occurring in a 63 year-old woman who presented with verrucous and scaly erythematous plaque of the legs which was developed thirty years ago. The biopsy specimen showed regular psoriasiform epidermal hyperplasia with acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, and focal spongiosis with a superficial perivascular infiltrate. The patient was diagnosed with verrucous psoriasis. Recognition of this entity should preempt confusion with verruca vulgaris or other entities capable of producing wart-like epidermal changes.
ISSN:2081-9390
DOI:10.7241/ourd.20171.17