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Focal acral hyperkeratosis (also known as "Acrokeratoelastoidosis lichenoides,") is a late-onset keratoderma, inherited as an autosomal dominant condition, characterized by oval or polygonal crateriform papules developing along the border of the hands, feet, and wrists.
It is also typically characterized by the appearance of numerous papules. [3] Injuries can range from small to large plates composed of brown or pink, smooth or hyperkeratotic papules. [ 4 ] The most typical areas where injuries occur are the back of the feet, the toes, the legs, and the area around a venous ulcer formed in the extremities ...
Papulosquamous hyperkeratotic cutaneous conditions are those that present with papules and scales caused by a thickening of the stratum corneum. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Glossodynia (burning mouth syndrome, burning tongue, orodynia) Levator ani syndrome; Malum perforans pedis (neurotrophic ulcer, perforating ulcer of the foot) Meralgia paresthetica (Roth–Bernhardt disease) Neurotic excoriations; Notalgia paresthetica (hereditary localized pruritus, posterior pigmented pruritic patch, subscapular pruritus)
Papule: A papule is a circumscribed, solid elevation of skin, varying in size from less than either 5 [10] or 10 mm in diameter at the widest point. [ 30 ] Plaque : A plaque has been described as a broad papule, or confluence of papules equal to or greater than 10 mm, [ 30 ] or alternatively as an elevated, plateau-like lesion that is greater ...
A papule can be flesh colored, yellow, white, brown, black, blue or purplish, or varying shades of red. [4] [6] The intensity of redness might indicate how long the papule has been present. [6] There may be just one or many, and they may occur irregularly in different parts of the body or appear in clusters. [2] It may progress to a pustule or ...
Different disease processes affect different tissues within this region with various outcomes. A great many diseases involve the mouth, jaws and orofacial skin. The following list is a general outline of pathologies that can affect oral and maxillofacial region; some are more common than others. This list is by no means exhaustive.
Lichen planus may be categorized as affecting mucosal or cutaneous surfaces.. Cutaneous forms are those affecting the skin, scalp, and nails. [10] [11] [12]Mucosal forms are those affecting the lining of the gastrointestinal tract (mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, anus), larynx, and other mucosal surfaces including the genitals, peritoneum, ears, nose, bladder and conjunctiva of the eyes.