Darier Disease, Keratosis Follicularis, Nail Dystrophy - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Darier disease keratosis follicularis nail dystrophy

Body Site

nail, all finger

Age

75 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

This 75 year old woman developed progressive thick greasy scaly papulesand plaques on her trunk, scalp, face, ears, hands, and legs beginning in adolescence. The ulcerated plaques on her legs caused the most trouble from recurrent infections. She also had palmar papules and pits, nail dystrophy (longitudinal streaks, distal thinning, splintering and notching) and cobblestoning of the tongue. Her sister, mother and grandfather had similar lesions.

Description

nail dystrophy with longitudinal streak and splitting and distal thinning and splintering

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5/19/2001 10:45:44

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