The palmoplantar keratodermas are a heterogenous group of hereditary disorders of keratinization. They are characterized by epidermal thickening and a yellow waxy appearance of the palms and soles. Genetic studies have linked various forms of palmoplantar keratoderma to markers on chromosomes one, twelve, and seventeen, and several genes have been identified. Primary lymphedema is occasionally ...

Although palmoplantar psoriasis can be severely disabling, there are very few large clinico-epidemiological studies on this condition. Our purpose was to study the morphology and pattern of lesions in Indian patients with palmoplantar psoriasis and to elucidate the role of occupation in the incidence/localization of these lesions. All patients attending our Psoriasis Clinic from 1993 to 2000 we...

Background. Warts are cutaneous and, sometimes, mucosal lesions caused by one of the several human papilloma viruses. Aim. Assessment of the clinicoepidemiological aspects of warts. Materials and Methods. One hundred consecutive patients of warts presenting to the department of our institution were assigned two broad locational groups: genital and nongenital warts, the latter subdivided into co...

Sir, Palmoplantar keratodermas (PPKs) constitute a heterogeneous group of skin disorders with the distinctive trait of hyperkeratosis of palmoplantar skin. The disorders are classified clinically by the morphology and distribution of the hyperkeratosis, the presence of associated cutaneous and non-cutaneous features and by the mode of transmission (1, 2). Familial diffuse epidermolytic PPK (EPP...

INTRODUCTION Palmoplantar psoriasis is an uncommon clinical form of psoriasis. Although localized to the palms and soles, it has a considerable impact on the patient's function and quality of life. OBJECTIVES To study the effectiveness and safety of psoralen-UV-A (PUVA) therapy in palmoplantar psoriasis and investigate predictors of clinical response. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a ret...

338 Early Clinical Differential Diagnosis between Infant Atopic Dermatitis and Seborrheic Eczema Rubens Marcelo Souza Leite, MD, and Adriana Aragao Craveiro Leite, MD. Departamento Medico, Camara dos Deputados, Brasilia, Brazil; Allergy, Instituto Saint Louis, Brasilia, Brazil. Background: Clinical differential diagnosis between atopic dermatitis and seborrheic eczema is sometimes difficult. Ea...

Due to increasing worldwide water pollution, fish might be a source of excessive zinc, mercury, arsenic or manganese intake. The aim of this study was to evaluate if fish atopy/sensitization and fish consumption behavior are associated with eczema severity and blood levels of the 4 heavy metals.One-hundred and nineteen patients with eczema and 43 patients with miscellaneous non-eczema skin dise...

BACKGROUND Hand eczema is one of the most common skin disorders and negatively affects quality of life. However, a large-scale multicenter study investigating the clinical features of patients with hand eczema has not yet been conducted in Korea. OBJECTIVE To identify the prevalence of various hand diseases, which is defined as all cutaneous disease occurring in hands, and to investigate the ...

BACKGROUND Eczema is common in children but adherence to treatments is poor. Written action plans (WAPs) have been shown to help in asthma but the potential value, format, and content of an eczema WAP is unknown. AIM To explore the potential role of an eczema WAP, and to design an eczema-specific WAP. DESIGN AND SETTING A qualitative study of parents of children with eczema, primary and sec...