Specific dermatoglyphic patterns: a characteristic manifestation of acantholytic dyskeratotic dermatoses.
Palmar and finger prints were obtained in patients with acantholytic dyskeratotic dermatoses. Identical patterns were found with Darier's disease, Grover's disease, Galli-Galli disease, acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf, and warty dyskeratoma. Because dermatoglyphic patterns are a genetically determined individual characteristic, we propose that acantholytic dyskeratotic dermatoses with identical dermatoglyphic patterns are variable manifestations of a single disorder, despite their broad spectrum of clinical manifestations.
Raff
M
M
Department of Dermatology II, University of Vienna, Austria.
Szilvassy
J
J
D000051:Acantholysis / Q000473:pathology; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*