PERFORATING FOLLICULITIS IN DIABETIC PATIENT WITH CHRONIC RENAL ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION
Meenakshi Patial*
ABSTRACT
Perforating dermatoses clinically present as a papulonodular rash with transepidermal elimination of dermal components. Four classic forms of primary perforating dermatosis have been described which includes: Kyrle disease, reactive perforating collagenosis, elastosis perforans serpiginosum, and perforating folliculitis. Its secondary form is known as acquired perforating dermatosis. The case discussed is a chronic kidney disease patient with diabetes mellitus that presented in the OPD with itchy hyperpigmented papules and nodules over limbs and back.
Keywords: Perforating dermatoses, Transepidermal elimination.
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