Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis with a rare digital contracture.
A sixteen year-old male patient with no history of consanguinity in the family, reported with patchy, thickened lichenified plaques over the whole body. Some areas had normal skin while some were Blaschkoid lesions. The child had delayed milestones along with hypogonadism. Digital contracture with palmoplantar keratoderma was present. Histopathology showed characteristic vacuolar degeneration of the upper epidermis and suprabasilar keratinocytes with hyperkeratosis.
Department of Skin, STD and Leprosy, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India. drsudip1966@yahoo.co.in
Sudip
S
Das
Alok Kumar
AK
Roy
Chinmoy
C
Kar
Arunasis
A
Maiti
D000293:Adolescent; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology*; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017488:Hyperkeratosis, Epidermolytic / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000209:etiology; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009030:Mosaicism; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*