Spiny keratoderma: The gritty tale

Spiny keratoderma is a rare disease; first described by Brown as “punctuate keratoderma”. It is characterized by asymptomatic keratotic pin point papules over palms and soles, resembling the old fashioned music box spine. The spiny spicules are often misdiagnosed and has a very subtle histopathologi...

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Main Authors: Astuty Apurwa, Chirag Desai, Shweta Agarwal, Sharmila Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.ijdpdd.com/article.asp?issn=2349-6029;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=124;epage=126;aulast=Apurwa
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Summary:Spiny keratoderma is a rare disease; first described by Brown as “punctuate keratoderma”. It is characterized by asymptomatic keratotic pin point papules over palms and soles, resembling the old fashioned music box spine. The spiny spicules are often misdiagnosed and has a very subtle histopathological difference from punctate porokeratosis. With only less than 40 cases reported worldwide, we report our case as the very few mentioned in Indian literature.
ISSN:2349-6029
2349-6029