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Nagashima-type palmoplantar keratosis

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A nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma characterized by mild, well-demarcated, diffuse erythematous hyperkeratosis that is nonprogressive after the second decade of life which extends onto the dorsal surfaces of the palms and feet and the Achilles tendon

A nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma characterized by mild, well-demarcated, diffuse erythematous hyperkeratosis that is nonprogressive after the second decade of life which extends onto the dorsal surfaces of the palms and feet and the Achilles tendon area, with a high frequency of hyperhidrosis on the palms and soles and without flexion contractures or constricting bands that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SERPINB7 gene on chromosome 18q21.33.

Signs and symptoms

  • Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis
  • Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis
  • Hypergranulosis
  • Epidermal acanthosis
  • Orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis
  • Maceration

Also known as: NPPK; PPKN; palmoplantar keratoderma nagashima type