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Palmoplantar Keratodermas Flashcards

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What are the two broad types of palmoplantar keratodermas?

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Diffuse versus Focal

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What are the diffuse palmoplantar keratodermas?

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Unna Thost, Vömer, Mal de Meleda, Gleiter, Mutilating (Vohwinkel), Papillon-Lefèvre, Naxos disease

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What are the focal palmoplantar keratodermas?

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Striate type/Areata type, Richner-Hanhart syndrome, Pachyonychia, Carvajal Syndrome, Howel-Evans syndrome

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What is the inheritance pattern and genes involved in Unna-Thost diffuse plmoplantar keratoderma?

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KRT1, KRT6c

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What is “transgrediens” in the setting of palmoplantar keratodermas?

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A rare, isolated, diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma disorder characterized by red-yellow, moderate to severe hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles, extending to the dorsal aspects of the hands, feet and/or wrists and involving the skin over the Achilles’ tendon (transgrediens)

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What is the age of onset for Unna-Thost palmoplantar keratoderma?

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2-5 years sometimes later

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Does transgrediens occur in Unna-Thost palmoplantar keratoderma?

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No

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What is the most common type of diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma?

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The Vörner or epidermolytic PPK

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Clinical appearance of Unna-Thost (Nonepidermolytic PPK)?

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Diffuse, well-demarcated PPK w/ yellow hue; hyperhidrosis Histology w/ prominent orthokeratosis

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What are the genes involved and the mode of inheritance for Vörner/epidermolytic PPK?

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Keratin 1/Keratin 9 (KRT1/KRT9)

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Does Vörner/epidermolytic PPK have transgrediens?

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No

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Clinical features of Vörner/epidermolytic PPK?

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Clinically identical to diffuse nonepidermolytic PPK, but histology shows epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

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What is the mode of inheritance and gene involved in Mal de Meleda PPK?

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SLURP-1

AR

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Clinical features of Mal de Meleda PPK?

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Atopic dermatitis

  • Transgradiens PPK erythematous w/ fissures/hyperhidrosis/maceration/ bad odor/often infected
  • Dystrophic nails
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Does Mal de Meleda have transgrediens?

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Yes

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What is the Greither form of PPK?

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Gene: KRT1 (in some families)

Other name: Transgrediens and Progrediens PPK

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What are the mode of inheritance and genes involved in mutilating (Vohwinkel) PPK?

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LOR (+ ichthyosis) and GJB2 (+ deafness)

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Does mutilating (Vohwinkel) PPK have transgrediens?

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Yes

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Clinical features of mutilating (Vohwinkel) PPK?

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Honeycombed palmar PPK, pseudoainhum (esp. fifth finger – constriction bands leads to autoamputation), starfish keratoses on the knuckles/ feet/elbows/knees, linear keratoses on elbows/knees, sensorineural deafness (Cx26), and generalized ichthyosis (loricrin)

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What is the inheritance pattern and gene of Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome?

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CTSC

AR

21
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Does Papillon- Lefèvre syndrome/PPK w/ periodontitis have transgrediens?

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Yes, diffuse

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What are the clinical features of Papillon- Lefèvre syndrome/PPK w/ periodontitis?

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Transgradiens PPK w/ erythema/hyperhidrosis/terrible odor (soles > palms)

  • Pyogenic infections
  • Periodontitis/gingivitis leading to premature loss of teeth, psoriasiform lesions on elbows/ knees, and pyogenic infections
  • Dural calcification
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What is the inheritance pattern and genes involved in Naxos disease (Diffuse NEPPK w/ wooly hair and cardiomyopathy)?

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JUP (encodes plakoglobin)

AR

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Clinical features of Naxos disease/Diffuse NEPPK w/ wooly hair and cardiomyopathy?

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Woolly hair; arrhythmias and right ventricular cardiomyopathy (versus Carvajal syndrome) develop during adolescence

25
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Does Naxos syndrome have transgrediens?

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No

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Do any of the focal PPK’s have transgrediens?

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No

27
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What is the inheritance pattern and genes involved in Striate type of focal PPK?

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DSG1

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Clinical features of both the striate and areata type of focal PPK?

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Striate on palms and islands on feet, presentation can be variable

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What genes are involved in the areata type of focal PPK?

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DSP (desmoplakin), KRT1, KRT16, and KRT6c

30
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What is the inheritance and gene involved in the Richner-Hanhart syndrome?

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TAT (Tyrosine amino-transferase)

AR

31
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What is the timeline for clinical progression of Richner- Hanhart syndrome?

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Infancy: ocular dz

Early childhood/adolescence: skin

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Clinical findings in Richner- Hanhart syndrome?

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Focal painful PPK on weight-bearing areas

  • Dendritic keratitis, corneal ulcers, and blindness (ocular findings prior to skin findings)
  • Hyperkeratosis of elbows/knees
  • Mental retardation
33
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What are the genes involved and the inheritance pattern in pachyonychia congenita?

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KRT16, KRT6a, KRT17, KRT6b

34
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What are the two types of pachyonychia congenita?

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PC1, Jadassohn- Lewandowsky type

C2, Jackson- Lawler type

35
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What are the clinical findings in pachyonychia congenita?

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PC1: more severe NEPPK

PC2: steatocystoma multiplex and eruptive vellus hair cysts more common. Also has natal teeth

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What is the mode of inheritance and the gene involved in Carvajal syndrome?

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DSP (desmoplakin)

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What are the clinical features of Carvajal syndrome?

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Woolly hair; dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy (variable onset)

  • Can occasionally have skin fragility, nail dystrophy, hypodontia
38
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What is the mode of inheritance and gene involved in Howel-Evans syndrome?

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RHBDF2/IRHOM2

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Clinical features in Howel-Evans syndrome?

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Thick yellow PPK on weight-bearing areas (heels and balls of feet) starting in the second decade

  • A significant risk for development of esophageal cancer in the third to the fifth decade
40
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What is the other name for Howel-Evans syndrome?

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Tylosis with esophageal cancer

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