Yellowish Papules on the Palms After Water Immersion

Translucent whitish papules on the palms after exposure to the water – aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma

Keratotic papules of palms and soles

A 40-year-old white Caucasian woman presented with a 20-year history of asymptomatic lesions on palmoplantar regions. Physical examination revealed numerous keratotic papules with crateriform holes on the palms (Figure 1) and yellow pits over the areas of soles exposed to pressure (Figure 2). Her father reported the same skin signs but he was less severely affected. The patient displayed no sys...

Two small yellowish papules in a 1 year-old boy: cutaneous leishmaniasis.

UNLABELLED Cutaneous leishma iasis (CL) is zoonosis with a spectrum of cutaneous manifestations caused by protozoan parasites of thegenus Leishmania.Manifestation varies according to the parasite virulence and the host immune response. Pentavalent antimonials (sodium stibogluconate and meglumine antimoniate) have been used as a first-line therapy for the last 70 years around the world.We report...

Tender nodules on the palms and soles after chemotherapy.

Epistaxis after prolonged water immersion in a hot Jacuzzi.

Sir, Water immersion up to the neck can cause many haemodynamic changes including increased central venous pressure and central blood volume as well as diuresis, natriuresis and decreased vasopressin levels.'-3 These effects have also been noticed after use of the Jacuzzi,4,5 especially one with water temperature over 39°C6. Vasopressin stimulates production of thromboxane,7 and vasopressin inf...