Ichthyosis, Vulgaris, Keratoderma, Palmoplantar - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

ichthyosis, vulgaris keratoderma, palmoplantar

Body Site

hand palm

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

A 12 year old girl complained of thickening of the skin on her palms and soles. Her sister and mother had similar findings. All 3 of them had coarse non-inflammatory scale on the lower legs and keratosis pilaris on the arms, legs, and cheeks.

Description

hyperlinearity and thickening of the palmar skin

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3/23/2002 23:54:00

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