title: Punctate palmoplantar keratoderma (Brauer-Buschke-Fischer syndrome).
abstract: Punctate palmoplantar keratoderma (PPPK) is a rare entity with an estimated prevalence rate of about 1.17 per 100,000. The exact etiology of the disorder is not known but a dual influence of genetic and environmental factors may trigger the disease. We report the case of a 70-year-old male patient with punctate palmoplantar keratodermic lesions for more than 40 years. Histopathologic examination revealed a hyperkeratotic epidermis without columns of parakeratosis or elastorhexis. On electron microscopy, the basal cells of the epidermis were found to have enlarged nucleoli and abundant tonofilaments, with keratohyalin-like granules confined to the upper part of the stratum spinosum, findings that were consistent with PPPK. Topical keratolytic agents were used with little success. Patients with PPPK and their next of kin should be investigated for possible associated malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of 1st Dermatology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. poztas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oztas
authors.forename: Nuran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alli
authors.forename: Muhterem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Serife
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dagdelen
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ustün
authors.forename: Ferda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Artüz
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdemli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome