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keratoderma
Etiology:
- inflammatory skin disorders
- psoriasis
- lupus erythematosus
- lichen planus
- pityriasis rubra pilaris
- infections
- Reiter syndrome
- dermatophytosis
- syphilis
- scabies
- viral warts in immunosuppressed patients
- lymphoedema
- inherited conditions
- ichthyosis
- ectodermal dysplasia
- epidermolysis bullosa
- erythrokeratoderma
- pharmaceutical & toxins
- iodine
- arsenic
- dioxin
- antineoplastic agents
- targeted therapy for BRAF+ melanoma with vemurafenib or dabrafenib
- myxedema
- malignancy
- keratoderma climacterum in menopausal women [2]
Clinical manifestations:
- thickening of horny layer of epidermis
* images [2]
Management:
- emollients
- keratolytics (6% salicylic acid in 70% propylene glycol)
- topical retinoids
- topical vitamin D ointment (calcipotriol)
- systemic retinoids (acitretin) [2]
Specific
keratoderma blenorrhagicum
palmoplantar keratoderma
General
sign/symptom
keratosis
References
- Stedmans Medical Dictionary,
Williams & Wilkins 1995, 26th ed
- DermNet NZ. Acquired keratoderma (images)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/scaly/acquired-keratoderma.html