Milker's callus.
Calluses are a diffuse area of hyperkeratosis occurring as a normal physiological response to chronic, excessive pressure or friction on the skin. They can be distinctive occupational stigmata when they occur on the hands. Herein we report the occurrence of calluses of the thumb in professional milkers as an occupational dermatosis.
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Department of Dermatology and STD, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry, India.
Udayashankar
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Oudeacoumar
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D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002145:Callosities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007194:India; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007641:Keratolytic Agents