title: Lichen nitidus of the palms.
abstract: A case is presented of lichen nitidus that evolved into an acquired palmar keratoderma in a fifty year old woman; this is a rare manifestation of the disease. Lichen nitidus must be considered in the differential diagnosis of keratoderma palmaris.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010241:Parakeratosis / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology