Palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia is an uncommon localised cutaneous reaction to certain chemotherapeutic agents and characterized by painful palmoplantar erythema and dysesthesia. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of plantar erythrodysesthesia in a 40-year-old male patient receiving an antiretroviral combination therapy for HIV.

Pachyonychia congenita type II is an autosomal dominant inherited rare genodermatosis characterized by dystrophic wedge shaped thickened nails with subungual hyperkeratosis, symmetric palmoplantar keratoderma, steatocystoma multiplex. Here we report a 23-year-old male with characteristic features of dystrophic nails, palmoplantar keratoderma, steatocystoma multiplex, follicular hyperkeratotic p...

BACKGROUND Palms and soles are the readily visible areas of the body that are affected in various dermatoses. This may have considerable concern to the patient and can cause diagnostic dilemma. Moreover, palmoplantar dermatoses also limit our day to day activities with a significant impact on quality of life. AIM To study the clinical profile of patients suffering from palmoplantar dermatoses...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can develop into many different kinds of diseases ranging from simple warts to carcinoma in situ. Some investigators have recently suggested that HPV infection could be closely related to palmoplantar epidermal cysts. The aim of this study was to determine the existence of HPV and its subtype in palmoplantar epidermal cysts of Korean patients. We investigate...

papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome (PLS) Is A Very Rare Autosomal Recessive Disorder Characterized By Palmoplantar Hyperkeratosis And Severe Early Onset Of Destructive Periodontitis Leading To Premature Loss Of Both Primary And Permanent Dentitions. Here We Are Presenting Case Report Of Siblings Who Presented With Palmoplantar Hyperkeratosis And Aggressive Periodontitis.

introduction: palmoplantar psoriasis could hardly be differentiated from chronic tylotic eczema both clinically and histologically. the most commonly used therapeutic options for palmoplantar psoriasis are long-term therapy with topical corticosteroids and local puva. frequently, it is a recalcitrant disease. we investigated the efficacy  and tolerability of the combination of topical calcipotr...

BACKGROUND Mutations in genes coding for 2 desmosomal proteins, desmoglein 1 and desmoplakin, have been shown to cause autosomal dominant keratoderma palmoplantaris striata. OBSERVATIONS We describe a family affected with a diffuse nonstriated form of palmoplantar keratoderma. Histopathologic examination of skin biopsy specimens disclosed cell-cell disadhesion in the suprabasal layers of the ...

Due to diverse clinical and histopathological presentations, diagnosis of secondary syphilis can occasionally prove challenging. Variable clinical presentations of secondary syphilis in HIV disease may result in an incorrect diagnosis and an inappropriate treatment regimen. Similarly, the histology of secondary syphilitic lesions may show considerable variation, depending on the clinical morpho...

Keratinization disorders Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis KRT1, KRT10 12 Epidermolytic PPK KRT9 12 Non-epidermolytic PPK KRT16 12 Vohwinkel’s syndrome LOR 31 Ichthyosis bullosa Siemens KRT2e 64 Pachonychia congenita type 1/2 KRT6a, 16, 17 64 X-linked ichthyosis STS 7 Lamellar ichthyosis TGM1 31 Palmoplantar keratoderma GJB2 61 with deafness Erythrokeratodermia variabilis GJB3 60 Darier’s disease AT...