Acrokeratoelastoidosis.
Acrokeratoelastoidosis is a genodermatosis characterized by firm papules or plaques on the sides of the hands and feet. Although poorly understood, the lesions may result from an abnormality in the secretion or excretion of elastic material by fibroblasts in the dermis. In this report, we will present a patient with this rare condition and review the clinical and histopathologic features, cause, and differential diagnosis.
St. Joseph Hospital, and the Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Melissa A
MA
Bogle
Linda Y
LY
Hwang
Jaime A
JA
Tschen
D000328:Adult; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology*