A member asked:

Only 1 teeny spot by nose,looks like dry skin/scab-like,..falls off,comes back.dr. looked,says early mild inverted follicular keratosis.what is that?

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Dr. Mohsin Reza answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

IFK: The cause of inverted follicular keratosis or keratosis pilaris is not fully understood. It is thought to be a genetic disorder of keratinization ( the process by which body turns cells in to hairs and nails) that results in the formation of horny plugs in the hair follicle orifices.

Answered 4/15/2019

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Non-healing ulcer: A basal cell carcinoma needs to be excluded. You should see your doctor to ascertain if the lesion needs to excised and tissue sent to a pathologist for examination.

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