skin disorders affecting the soles of the feet Flashcards
verucas caused by
HPV
what do verrucas look like?
Firm, hyperkeratotic lesions
Pinpoint petechiae centrally within the lesions
May coalesce with surrounding warts to form mosaic warts
what is tinea pedis?
athletes feet
presentation of tinea pedis
Affected skin is moist, flaky and itchy
cause of keratoderma
acquired or congenital
acquired cause if reactive arthritis
what is keratoderma
thickening of the skin of the palms and soles
what is pitted keratolysis and how does it present?
Heel and forefoot may become white with clusters of punched-out pits
Patients may complain of damp and excessively smelly feet
what is pitted keratolysis used by? 9what organism)
Corynebacterium
who does pitted keratolysis affect?
people who sweat excessively
what is palmoplantar pustolosis and who is it common in?
Crops of sterile pustules affecting the palms and soles
The skin is thickened, red. Scaly and may crack
smokers
who does juvenile plantar dermatosis affect?
children
atopic patients - eczema patients
how does juvenile planter dermatosis present?
Soles become shiny and hard. Cracks may develop causing pain
when doe juvenile plantar dermatosis get worse (which season)?
summer
