Palmoplantar keratoderma with tonotubular keratin.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 61-year-old man with palmoplantar keratoderma with an unusual tonotubular keratin is reported. The histologic findings, genetic transmission, and clinical course were similar to epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (Voerner type), but keratinocytes ultrastructurally displayed a tonotubular cytoskeleton, which has not been previously described, instead of a tonofilamentous one. Electrophoretically, we found no difference in the keratin pattern of normal plantar skin, skin in palmoplantar keratoderma of Voerner, and that of our patient's skin. Therefore the tubular keratin most likely formed as a result of a posttranslational change of keratin polymerization.
Medical subject headings
- Keratins
- Keratoderma, Palmoplantar