title: Acrokeratoelastoidosis.
abstract: Acrokeratoelastoidosis (AKE) is a rare skin disorder characterized by a papular eruption and fragmentation of elastic tissue that primarily involves the margins of the hands and feet. The most common histopathologic findings of AKE are hyperkeratosis and degeneration of elastic fibers. Various treatment options have been tried with little help or without success. We report the third case of acrokeratoelastoidosis in an Arabic woman localized exclusively to the feet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. mariame_meziane@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Mariame
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meziane
authors.forename: Karima
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Senouci
authors.forename: Yasmina
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ouidane
authors.forename: Rim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chraïbi
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marcil
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.forename: Badreddine
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hassam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology