Incidental granular parakeratosis associated with dermatomyositis.

摘要: A 43-year-old patient presented with a 4-month history of intermittently occurring symmetrical and slightly scaling erythematous plaques in his zygomatic regions. Because polymyositis the patient's history, skin lesions were thought to be manifestation dermatomyositis. The biopsy revealed sparse superficial perivascular infiltrate lymphocytes, which was associated telangiectases both discrete vacuolar alteration smudging dermal-epidermal junction. These findings consonant In addition these features focal granular parakeratosis present. histopathologic presence parakeratotic corneocytes above zone orthokeratosis absence clinical indicate is incidental.