Acquired crateriform hyperkeratotic papules of the lower limbs: an unusual variant of acrokeratoelastoidosis of Costa.
We report a man with a 3-year-history of a striking eruption of small, 2-3 mm diameter keratotic, crateriform papules distributed symmetrically over the lower limbs. Morphologically the individual papules closely resembled those described in acrokeratoelastoidosis (AK) of Costa and in focal acral hyperkeratosis of Dowd (FAH). The case is unusual, however, in that there was dramatic involvement of the legs but the hands and feet were largely spared. Current terms used for these entities are unsatisfactory.
Helbling
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Section of Dermatology, University of Manchester, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
Tucker
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Chalmers
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology*; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009626:Terminology as Topic