Keratosis punctata of the palmar creases in a 68-year-old African-American man

Autor: Wesley G. Willeford, Alex K Bonnecaze
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: BMJ case reports. 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
Popis: A 68-year-old African-American man with a history of duodenal adenocarcinoma was found to have innumerable 1 mm hyperkeratotic depressions along his palmar creases bilaterally (figures 1⇓–3). The patient reported having these lesions since early in childhood. He also noted that all men in his family, dating back to his great-great-grandfather, had similar palmar crease pitting. He stated he was diagnosed with keratosis punctata of the palmar creases (KPPC) at an early age and failed to respond to prior therapies including topical retinoid cream …
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