Verrucous Psoriasis: A Case Report

Authors

  • Prameyuda Watchirakaeyoon SOUTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TROPICAL DERMATOLOGY, TRANG, THAILAND.
  • Sutsarun Prunglumpoo SOUTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TROPICAL DERMATOLOGY, TRANG, THAILAND.
  • Kitipan Khaonim SOUTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TROPICAL DERMATOLOGY, TRANG, THAILAND.

Keywords:

Histologic feature, psoriasis, verrucous psoriasis

Abstract

Verrucous psoriasis is an extraordinary variant of psoriasis characterized by a wart-like appearance instead of its classical plaque presentation. The Histologic findings include orthohyperkeratosis, thinning or absent granular layer and koilocyte, papillomatosis, spongiosis with neutrophilic infiltration and superficial perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltration. The overlapping of clinicopathologic features of both verruca vulgaris and psoriasis with the absence of human papilloma virus infection may lead to the diagnosis of verrucous psoriasis. We report a de novo case of verrucous psoriasis in an obese middle-aged Thai woman with some histologic features that differed from those reported previously.

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Published

2021-08-17

How to Cite

Watchirakaeyoon, P., Prunglumpoo, S., & Khaonim, K. (2021). Verrucous Psoriasis: A Case Report. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 37(3), 127–32. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/251988