Verruca plana mimicking seborrheic keratosis in the elderly: A case report

Verruca plana is a common viral infection in childhood and early adulthood caused by the human papillomavirus. The clinical presentation can mimic that of benign epithelial neoplasms, particularly seborrheic keratosis, which is common in the elderly. We report a case involving an Asian female patien...

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Autores principales: Eksomtramage, Thanadon, Aiempanakit, Kumpol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6854063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31754601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00661
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description Verruca plana is a common viral infection in childhood and early adulthood caused by the human papillomavirus. The clinical presentation can mimic that of benign epithelial neoplasms, particularly seborrheic keratosis, which is common in the elderly. We report a case involving an Asian female patient in her eighties who presented with multiple skin papules resembling seborrheic keratosis on her forehead. Based on the dermatopathologic studies, verruca plana was diagnosed.
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spelling pubmed-68540632019-11-21 Verruca plana mimicking seborrheic keratosis in the elderly: A case report Eksomtramage, Thanadon Aiempanakit, Kumpol IDCases Article Verruca plana is a common viral infection in childhood and early adulthood caused by the human papillomavirus. The clinical presentation can mimic that of benign epithelial neoplasms, particularly seborrheic keratosis, which is common in the elderly. We report a case involving an Asian female patient in her eighties who presented with multiple skin papules resembling seborrheic keratosis on her forehead. Based on the dermatopathologic studies, verruca plana was diagnosed. Elsevier 2019-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6854063/ /pubmed/31754601 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00661 Text en © 2019 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6854063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31754601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00661
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