Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma

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Name:
Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma
Description:
A rare, non-syndromic, hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma characterized by diffuse, yellowish, thick hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles with a sharp demarcation at the volar border and an erythematous margin, and the epidermolytic pattern of changes on the skin biopsy, including perinuclear vacuolization, granular degeneration of keratinocytes in the spinous and granular layer, and tonofilament aggregates. Painful fissures and hyperhidrosis are frequently associated.
ORPHAcode:
2199
Synonyms:
Diffuse erythrodermic palmoplantar keratoderma, Voerner type
Diffuse erythrodermic palmoplantar keratoderma, Vörner type
EPPK
Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma of Voerner
Epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma of Vörner
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Created:
13 May 2019 - 01:02
Changed:
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14