This isomorphic phenomenon is now known to involve numerous diseases. The koebner phenomenon may result from either a linear exposure or irritation. Salvatore chimenti, specialista medicina interna, bari. Generalized guttate morphea associated to koebner phenomenon summary morphea or localized scleroderma, is a chronic connective tissue disease characterized by hardening of the skin secondary to an excess of production of collagen. He reported the formation of psoriasiform lesions in uninvolved skin of psoriatic patients after cutaneous trauma, such as excoriations, tattoos, and horse bites. Started in 1995, this collection now contains 6767 interlinked topic pages divided into a tree of 31 specialty books and 732 chapters. When psoriasis lesions form in different areas than usual, its known as the koebner phenomenon. This isomorphic phenomenon is now known to involve numerous diseases, among them vitiligo, lichen planus, and darier disease. Renbok phenomenon is the disappearance of an existing dermatosis after the onset of a new lesion at the same. The koebner reaction in psoriasis has been observed after. Vascular trauma and the pathogenesis of the koebner reaction in.
Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disease characterized by acantholysis and intraepidermal bullae formation. Doctors call this reaction the koebner phenomenon, and it happens to 1 out of 4 people who have psoriasis. Heinrich koebner, a dermatologist from the 19th century. The koebner phenomenon is one of the most wellknown entities in dermatology.
Summary koebner phenomenon was first described in 1877 as the appearance of psoriatic lesions in the uninvolved skin of psoriatic patie nts as a consequence. Koebner phenomenon was initially reported as the formation of psoriasiform lesions after cutaneous trauma in the uninvolved skin of people with psoriasis. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. More recently, the definition has been extended to include lesions developed after trauma in people with no preexisting dermatosis. The koebner phenomenon or kobner phenomenon also called the koebner response or the. Lesions may develop from a cut, a bruise, or a burn, or on parts of the body where the skin is. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It was first described by heinrich koebner in 1876 as the formation of psoriatic lesions in uninvolved skin of psoriatic patients after cutaneous trauma. Heinrich koebner is credited with the first adequate description of this peculiar disposition of psoriatic skin. Pemphigus vulgaris beginning as the koebner phenomenon. This page was last edited on 2 october 2019, at 09. The reverse koebner phenomenon is the disappearance of a skin lesion after trauma to the area. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
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