Keratoderma, Palmoplantar, Hypopigmentation/depigmentation, Congenital - DermAtlas

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Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

keratoderma, palmoplantar hypopigmentation/depigmentation, congenital

Body Site

hand finger

Age

23 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 24-year-old man was noted to have thickening of the palms and soles associated with depigmentation at birth. During the first few years of life the lesions extended slowly to the tops of his fingers and toes. Severl other members of the family had similar lesions.

Description

symmetric hyperkeratosis and pigment loss

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7/13/2004 22:08:46

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