Pitiriasis rosada atípica palmoplantar

Erosive Palmoplantar Lichen Planus

Erosive palmoplantar lichen planus (LP), also known as ulcerative or bullous LP, was first described by Cram et al. in 1966 as a rare variant of LP that can affect mucous membranes, palms, and soles. It presents clinically as erythematous, ulcerated plaques that run an extremely chronic course and are resistant to all types of treatment. The patient was an 84-year-old woman with a personal hist...

[Palmoplantar hyperkeratotic plaques].

An unusual palmoplantar pigmentation.

A 60 year old man had asymptomatic progressive pigmentation of the palms (fig 1), fingertips (fig 2), and soles for the last 20 years. Besides this, he had discoloration of his sclerae (fig 3). He was well but for low backache and joint pains of a few months’ duration. Histopathological examination of the skin lesion was diagnostic (fig 4). Questions (1) What is your diagnosis? (2) What are the...

[Erosive palmoplantar lichen planus].

Erosive palmoplantar lichen planus (LP), also known as ulcerative or bullous LP, was first described by Cram et al. in 1966 as a rare variant of LP that can affect mucous membranes, palms, and soles. It presents clinically as erythematous, ulcerated plaques that run an extremely chronic course and are resistant to all types of treatment. The patient was an 84-year-old woman with a personal hist...

Palmoplantar pustulosis and smoking.

A multicentre case-control study of 216 patients with palmoplantar pustulosis and 626 controls with miscellaneous dermatoses showed a considerably higher prevalence of smoking in the group with palmoplantar pustulosis. This was the first indication that smoking may be an important factor in this skin disease, possibly by affecting the inflammatory responses of the skin.