PMID: 18713604Aug 21, 2008Paper

Hyperkeratotic Bowen disease--a case report

Dermatology Online Journal
Shyam B Verma

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman of Indian descent, with Fitzpatrick type IV skin type, presented with a 1-year history of a hyperkeratotic facial plaque. She also exhibited numerous signs of chronic sun damage. Hyperkeratotic squamous cell carcinoma in-situ was diagnosed after skin biopsy. It is important to remember that darkly pigmented patients do develop skin cancers.

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