A case of papular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the right scrotum
To report a case of popular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the right scrotum.A 58-year-old man complained of pruritic papules on the right scrotum for over 5 years.Dermatologic examination revealed unevenly distributed,millet to green bean sized papules with erosion and maceration,on the right groin.Histopathological changes included hyperkeratosis,parakeratosis,irregular epidermal hyperplasia,acantholysis,intraepidermal vesicles,with a large number of dys-keratotic cells in addition to infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells in the dermis.Patient was diagnosed with papular acantholytic dyskeratosis and treated with fractional CO2 laser,and the ra-shes repeatedly relapsed when followed up 2 years later.
acantholysisdyskeratosispapulescrotumfractional CO2 laser