- Olmsted syndrome
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Olmsted syndrome Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 32827 Olmsted syndrome (also known as "Mutilating palmoplantar keratoderma with periorificial keratotic plaques," "Mutilating palmoplantar keratoderma with periorificial plaques"[1] and "Polykeratosis of Touraine") is a keratoderma of the palms and soles, with flexion deformity of the digits, that begins in infancy.[2]:510[3]:214[1]
Treatment with retinoids has been described.[4]
See also
- Palmoplantar keratoderma
- List of cutaneous conditions
- Albert Touraine
- Palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia
References
- ^ a b Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.
- ^ Dessureault J, Poulin Y, Bourcier M, Gagne E (2003). "Olmsted syndrome-palmoplantar and periorificial keratodermas: association with malignant melanoma". J Cutan Med Surg 7 (3): 236–42. doi:10.1007/s10227-002-0107-4. PMID 12704531.
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