How do you treat plantar keratoderma?
What is the treatment of palmoplantar keratoderma?
- Emollients.
- Keratolytic agents (eg, 6% salicylic acid, 70% propylene glycol, 30% water)
- Topical retinoids.
- Topical vitamin D ointment (calcipotriol)
- Oral retinoids (acitretin)
What is focal palmoplantar keratoderma?
Focal palmoplantar keratoderma, a type of palmoplantar keratoderma in which large, compact masses of keratin develop at sites of recurrent friction, principally on the feet, although also on the palms and other sites, a pattern of calluses that may be discoid (nummular) or linear.
Is there a cure for palmoplantar keratoderma?
Inherited palmoplantar keratodermas are not curable but symptoms can be controlled. The aim of treatment is to reduce the thickness of the skin and to soften the skin.
What causes plantar keratoderma?
There are many possible causes for acquired palmoplantar keratodermas including drugs, menopause, chemicals (e.g. arsenic), mechanical stimulation, malnutrition, systemic conditions (e.g. thyroid disease, circulatory disorders), malignancies (e.g. lung cancer, colon cancer, lymphomas), skin conditions (e.g. psoriasis.
Is palmoplantar keratoderma rare?
Palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK): acquired and genetic causes of a not so rare disease.
Is Keratoderma curable?
What causes PPK?
Inherited PPKs are caused by genetic mutations that result in abnormalities of keratin, a skin protein . Depending on the genetic cause, inheritance can be autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive . Treatment is aimed at softening the thickened skin to make it less noticeable and relieve discomfort.
What is Focal palmoplantar and gingival keratoderma?
Focal palmoplantar and gingival keratoderma is a very rare form of focal palmoplantar keratoderma characterized by painful circumscribed hyperkeratotic lesions on weight-bearing areas of soles, moderate focal hyperkeratosis of palmar pressure-related areas and an asymptomatic leukokeratosis confined to labial- and lingual- attached gingiva.
What is focal keratoderma?
Focal keratoderma Characterised by the development of localised areas of painful skin thickening, and sometimes blisters, over the pressure points eg the heel margins and either side of the metatarsal arch of the feet. The palms of the hands are less severely affected.
What is palmoplantar keratoderma (keratosis palmaris et plantaris)?
‘Keratoderma’ is a term that means marked thickening of the epidermis of the skin. ‘Palmoplantar’ refers to the skin on the soles of the feet and palms of the hands; these are the areas keratoderma affects most often. Palmoplantar keratoderma is also sometimes known as ‘ keratosis palmaris et plantaris’.
What are the signs and symptoms of keratoderma on the palms?
Punctate -type keratoderma results in tiny bumps on the palms and soles. Most often the abnormal skin involves only the palms and soles (non-transgradient palmoplantar keratoderma) but sometimes it extends on to the top of the hands and feet as well (transgradient).