Aquagenic Plantar Keratoderma: A Case Report

  • Fernanda Silveira Costa Pós-graduanda de dermatologia pelo Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/ Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Victor Bechara de Castro Residente de dermatologia pelo Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/ Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Marina Câmara de Oliveira Pós-graduanda de dermatologia pelo Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/ Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro Alves Professora adjunta do Serviço de Dermatologia do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/ Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Dermatologista pela Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, Brasil
  • Arles Brotas Martins Médico Dermatologista pela Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia e pelo Serviço de Dermatologia do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto/ Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Keywords: Keratoderma, Palmoplantar/diagnosis, Palmoplantar/therapy

Abstract

Aquagenic keratodermais a rare acquired disorder, most prevalent in young female patients, affecting mainly palmar and plantar regions. Clinically, it presents as translucent edematous papules that after a brief immersion in water turn into a wrinkling skin surface, and resolve after drying the affected region. There are associations with several diseases and Cystic Fibrosis is the most related. We report a peculiar clinical case of the disease, with unilateral edematous hypochromic plaque on left heel with good response to treatment with 3% salycilic acid in vaseline. There was no respiratory involvement.

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Published
2018-10-05
How to Cite
Silveira Costa, F., Bechara de Castro, V., Câmara de Oliveira, M., Guimarães Scotelaro Alves, M. de F., & Brotas Martins, A. (2018). Aquagenic Plantar Keratoderma: A Case Report. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 76(3), 333-336. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.76.3.841
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Case Reports