Symmetrical Acrokeratoderma: A Case Report in Thailand

Authors

  • Nipathorn Charutanan DIVISION OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY, PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND.
  • Prattana Sittiwattanawong DIVISION OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY, PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND.

Keywords:

Symmetrical acrokeratoderma, pigmented carpotarsal hyperkeratosis, hyperkeratosis nigricans carpi et tarsi, aquagenic response

Abstract

Symmetrical acrokeratoderma is a newly recognized skin disease, mostly affecting young and middle-aged males of Chinese descent. We report the first case of symmetrical acrokeratoderma in Thailand. Our case was a young Thai man presenting with asymptomatic brown to black hyperkeratotic patches distributed symmetrically on the volar side of the wrists, lateral aspect of the hands and dorsum of the fingers, ankles and feet without lesions on the palmoplantar side. After his hands were immersed in water, whitish-grayish maceration was observed. He was treated with a 10% salicylic acid cream, advised to avoid aggravating factors. The lesions persisted with mild improvement in wintertime.

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Published

2021-08-17

How to Cite

Charutanan, N., & Sittiwattanawong, P. (2021). Symmetrical Acrokeratoderma: A Case Report in Thailand. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 37(3), 115–20. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/249247