Keratoderma, Palmoplantar, Tinea Pedis - DermAtlas

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Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

keratoderma, palmoplantar tinea pedis

Body Site

foot sole

Age

40 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 40-year-old man with chronic palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis developed recurrent cracking, fissuring, and maceration of the bottom of the toes and web spaces. A potassium hydroxide preparation demonstrated hyphae typical of tinea pedis.

Description

hyperkeratosis of the soles with maceration and crusting of the toes and web spaces

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4/1/2004 8:59:42

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