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Definition of Keratosis follicularis
1. Noun. A rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus).
Medical Definition of Keratosis follicularis
1. A slowly progressive autosomal dominant disorder of keratinization characterised by pinkish-to-tan papules that coalesce to form plaques. These lesions become darker over time and commonly fuse, forming papillomatous and warty malodorous growths. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Keratosis Follicularis
Literary usage of Keratosis follicularis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"keratosis follicularis CONTAGIOSA. Synonym.—Brooke's disease. Brooke, of Manchester,
has described an affection which closely resembles keratosis ..."
2. A Treatise on diseases of the skin for advanced students and practitioners by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1916)
"keratosis follicularis Synonyms.—Ichthyosis follicularis; Darier's disease; ...
with the conditions found in keratosis follicularis contagiosa (Brooke). ..."
3. A Compend of Diseases of the Skin by Jay Frank Schamberg (1913)
"keratosis follicularis is a hypertrophie affection characterized by pinhead- to
pea-sized, dark-colored, ..."
4. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"... patients with multiple lesions of he above described type, on account of the
malignant change which may take place. keratosis follicularis.' Synonyms. ..."
5. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin, for the use of students and by James Nevins Hyde (1893)
"On section, cavernous blood spaces and epithelial hypertrophy were recognized.
F. | keratosis follicularis Contagiosa. HG Brooke describes by this term a ..."
6. Diseases of the skin and the eruptive fevers by Jay Frank Schamberg (1921)
"keratosis follicularis is a hypertrophie affection characterized by pin-head- to
pea-sized, dark-colored or normal tinted ..."
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