Kyrle's Disease: Treatment with Minocycline and Topic Tacalcitol

Kyrle's disease is a rare perforative skin dermatosis. It was first described in 1916 by J. Kyrle, under the name of hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicular in cutem penetrans . It refers to a disorder of keratinization, which usually appears as scattered or grouped hyperkeratotic papules...

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Main Authors: S. Persechino, G. Cortesi, C. Caperchi, C. Abruzzese, A. Narcisi, F. Persechino, A. Tammaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100124
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Summary:Kyrle's disease is a rare perforative skin dermatosis. It was first described in 1916 by J. Kyrle, under the name of hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicular in cutem penetrans . It refers to a disorder of keratinization, which usually appears as scattered or grouped hyperkeratotic papules on the extremities and the trunk characterized by extrusion of keratotic material into an epidermal invagination.
ISSN:1721-727X