Paraqueratosis granular. Descripción de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Resumen La paraqueratosis granular es una dermatosis de probable etiologia reaccional descripta en la ultima decada. Se presenta como papulas hiperqueratosicas y eritematosas que confluyen formando placas de aspecto reticulado. Predomina en mujeres de entre 50 y 60 anos, en zona de pliegues, particularmente axilares. Comunicamos un caso de paraqueratosis granular axilar, el primero dentro de la literatura medicaargentina, y revisamos la bibliografia sobre el tema (Dermatol Argent 2010;16(3):190-194). Palabras clave: Paraqueratosis granular, paraqueratosis. Title: Granular parakeratosis, report of a case and review of the literature Abstract Granular parakeratosis is a cutaneous eruption probably due to a reactive mechanism described during the past decade. It has hyperkeratotic erythematous papules that coalesce into reticular plaques. Women are mostly affected, in their 5th to 6th decade, with a preferencefor axillary folds. This is the first report of a patient a with axillary granular parakeratosis in Argentina, and review the medical literature on this condition (Dermatol Argent 2010;16(3):190-194). Key words: granular parakeratosis, parakeratosis.