Pigmented palmo-plantar papules and plaques

Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.

Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) are among the most common pruritic dermatoses observed in pregnant women. PUPPP appears most frequently in the third trimester, in primigravidas, and in multiple gestation pregnancies. The eruption of changes occurs initially on the abdomen and extends over the thighs, legs, back, buttocks, arms, and breasts. Skin changes typical for ...

Bilateral Pruritic Auricular Papules and Plaques.

A 59-year-old woman presented with several years of persistent and worsening bilateral pruritic auricular lesions. The rash was limited to the ears, and the patient did not have a history of a similar rash on other areas of her body. She reported rubbing and scratching her ears often. A trial of ketoconazole shampoo and triamcinolone cream was ineffective. Examination revealed cobblestoned, sli...

[Benign lymphangiomatous papules and plaques after radiotherapy].

Pseudoherpetic keratitis. Corneal changes in circumscribed palmo-plantar keratoderma.

The association of herpetoid corneal changes with circumscribed palmo-plantar keratoderma was first described by Richner (I938). Hanhart (1947) suggested that this represented a recessively inherited ectodermal syndrome, and the condition is sometimes called the Richner-Hanhart syndrome. Subsequent reports have been relatively few: Cremona (I 957); Kuske (I959); Franceschetti and Thier (I96I); ...

Eponyms in the Dermatology Literature Linked to Palmo-plantar Keratoderma

Palmoplantar keratodermas (PPKs) represent a diverse group of hereditary and acquired disorders characterized by hyperkeratosis of the skin on the palms and soles [1]. The three major patterns of involvement are diffuse, focal and punctate. There are clinical distinguishing features for each disease in this group, for example, transmigration to areas beyond the palmoplantar skin. Also the exten...