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Links to pages about skin conditions that favour the feet. Foot skin conditions. Authoritative facts from DermNet New Zealand.
Plantar dermatoses (PD) are common, occurring either spontaneously on healthy skin or developing secondarily from previously established foot disease. PD share similar symptoms and morphology, making them challenging to differentiate.
Hyperkeratosis causes patches of thick, rough skin. There are many types of this condition, including corns and calluses, warts, eczema and psoriasis. Causes include allergies, autoimmune diseases, medications and sun exposure. Providers diagnose hyperkeratosis with a skin exam and biopsy.
Skin lesions are abnormal changes in any area of skin. They may be primary or secondary, benign or cancerous. Here are 20 common ones with photos.
Pitted keratolysis, also known as keratolysis plantare sulcatum or ringed keratolysis, is a superficial bacterial skin infection characterised by crater-like pits and malodour. It typically affects pressure-bearing areas on the soles of the feet, although the palms are rarely affected. This condition is very treatable with a good prognosis.
Individuals may acquire a multitude of benign skin lesions over the course of a lifetime. Many of these lesions are easily visible, and patients often ask clinicians to confirm that new growths on the skin are benign. The clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of some acquired benign skin lesions will be discussed here.
A plantar fibroma is a rare benign growth on your plantar fascia, the rubber band-like ligament that stretches from your heel to your toes. Plantar fibromas are small — usually less than an inch — and grow on the arch of your foot.
Most often the rash begins as small, flat, pink, non-itchy spots (macules) on the wrists, forearms, and ankles. These spots turn pale when pressure is applied and eventually become raised on the skin.
Nodules or masses of plantar fibromatosis are typically located in the middle to the medial aspect of the plantar arch and may extend to involve the skin or deep structures of the foot. Lesions may be symptomatic because of a mass effect or invasion of adjacent muscles or neurovascular structures.
Intractable plantar keratosis (IPK) is a focused, painful lesion that commonly takes the form of a discrete, focused callus, usually about 1 cm, on the plantar aspect of the forefoot. IPKs...