| The isomorphic phenomenon of Koebner (2004) | |||||||||||||
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| Resident Page The isomorphic phenomenon Koebner Devinder Mohan Thappa Department Dermatology and STD Jawaharlal Institute Postgraduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER Pondicherry India Address for correspondence Devinder Mohan Thappa Professor and Head Department Dermatology and STD JIPMER Pondicherry India mail dmthappa vsnl net The Koebner isomorphic phenomenon response probably one the most well known phenomena dermatology and named after the man who was the first describe The isomorphic phenomenon now well documented number skin diseases DEFINITION for National Culture presented the phenomenon that bears his name and years later published paper describing his original patient The mechanism experimentally producing such reaction was known the Koebner experiment Since the time Koebner this phenomenon has been the subject research several authors TYPES KOEBNER PHENOMENON The Koebner phenomenon the development isomorphic pathologic lesions the traumatized uninvolved skin patients who have cutaneous diseases refers the fact that persons with certain skin diseases especially psoriasis trauma followed new lesions the traumatized but otherwise normal skin and these new lesions are clinically and histopathologically identical those the diseased skin HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Heinrich Koebner one the outstanding dermatologists the century not only well known the person who first described the Koebner phenomenon psoriasis but also founder the university dermatology clinic and pion | |||||||||||||
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