Case Report
A Case of Disseminated Hypopigmented Keratoses Improved with Oral Acitretin
Table 1
The general characteristics of the cases of DHK reported in the literature.
| Year | Author (ref.) | Age | Gender | Site | Age of onset | Histopathology |
| 1991 | Morison et al. [1] | 19 | Female | Trunk, extremities, and dorsa of the hands and feet | 19 | Mild orthohyperkeratosis and papillomatosis | 1991 | Morison et al. [1] | 5 | Female | Extremities and trunk | 5 | Biopsy was not performed | 2013 | Kim et al. [2] | 4 | Female | Arm, leg, and trunk | 2 | Hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, decreased melanin content, and number of melanocytes | 2013 | Kim et al. [2] | 5 | Female | Arm | 0 | Same with above | 2013 | Kim et al. [2] | 40 | Male | Trunk | 33 | Biopsy was not performed | 2013 | Kim et al. [2] | 70 | Female | Trunk | 50 | Biopsy was not performed | 2017 | Present case | 21 | Male | Trunk, extremities, and face | 11 | Orthohyperkeratosis, irregular acanthosis, and sporadic papillomatosis |
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