Non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma

Definition:

Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (NEPPK) is an autosomal dominant skin disorder that manifests as keratosis of the palmar and plantar surfaces surrounded by erythema. NEPPK is divided into the focal form (FNEPPK), the focal or diffuse form (PPKNEFD), the diffuse Bothnian form (PPKB), Nagashima form (PPKN), and so on.

References:

[1]. Frances Smith, et al. The molecular genetics of keratin disorders. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2003;4(5):347-64. [Content Brief]

[2]. M K Shamsher, et al. Novel mutations in keratin 16 gene underly focal non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (NEPPK) in two families. Hum Mol Genet. 1995 Oct;4(10):1875-81. [Content Brief]

[3]. Tomo Sakiyama, et al. Hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma "clinical and genetic differential diagnosis". J Dermatol. 2016 Mar;43(3):264-74. [Content Brief]

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