[Atypical aquagenic keratoderma].
Aquagenic keratoderma is an infrequent condition characterized by the appearance of lesions on the palms of the hands a few minutes after contact with water; these lesions vanish a short time after they dry. Published cases were primarily in adolescent females. We present the case of a male patient with lesions that clinically corresponded to aquagenic keratoderma, except that they were distributed on the backs of both hands and on the anterior face of the wrist. These characteristics had not been described in the literature prior to this case. Previously described cases were reviewed and several differential diagnoses were established, such as rofecoxib-induced palmar lesions, or those appearing in cystic fibrosis.
Centro Clínico Latasa, Castellón de la Plana, Spain. joparsan@hotmail.com
José
J
Pardo
José M
JM
Sánchez-Motilla
José M
JM
Latasa
D000328:Adult; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000473:pathology*