Table 1. Acquired PPK
Inflammatory and reactive dermatoses Eczema Psoriasis Lichen Planus Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Lupus Erythematosus Infectious Causes Dermatophyte Human Papilloma Virus HIV Infection Tuberculosis (especially Miliary TB) Syphilis Scabies Yaws Leprosy Keratoderma blenorrhagicum (Reiter Syndrome): Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella enteritidis, Streptococcus viridans, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Cyclospora, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Drugs Chronic Arsenic Exposure Manifestation of hypersensitivity: Lodine Other possible drugs: Mepacrine, proguanil, fluorouracil, venlafaxine, mexiletine, methyldopa, lithium, gold, tegafur, verapamil, imatinib, bleomycin, hydroxyurea, glucan, practolol, capecitabine, quinacrine, etodolac, and doxorubicin Cutaneous Features of Systemic Disease Myxedema Diabetes Mellitus Chronic Lymphedema Nutritional deficiencies Keratoderma Associated With Malignancy CTCL by direct infiltration As a paraneoplastic phenomenon Other Keratoderma Climactericum Aquagenic Keratoderma |
* Adapted from Gruber PC, Ratnavel R. Keratosis Palmaris et Plantaris.
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