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INVERSE PAPULAR ACROKERATOSIS OF OSWALDO COSTA: A CASE REPORT
Marques, Lidiane Pereira et al. | Date Issued: 2010
Author
Marques, Lidiane Pereira
Trope, Beatriz Moritz
Pina, Juliana Carnevale
Cuzzi, Tullia
Ramos-e-Silva, Marcia
Affilliation
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário professor Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. School of Medicine. Post-Graduation Course in Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário professor Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. School of Medicine. Post-Graduation Course in Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário professor Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. School of Medicine. Post-Graduation Course in Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Hospital Universitário professor Clementino Fraga Filho. Sector of Pathology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. School of Medicine. Post-Graduation Course in Dermatology. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract
Acrokeratoelastoidosis of Oswaldo Costa, or inverse papular acrokeratosis, is a rare genodermatosis first described in 1952 by Oswaldo Costa, a Brazilian dermatologist. It is characterized by flesh-colored papules on the lateral aspects of the palms and soles and dorsum of hands. The histological features are hyperkeratosis, hyalinized and homogenous collagen, and a decrease in and fragmentation of the elastic fibers (elastorrhexis). In the absence of elastic fiber fragmentation, a similar clinical presentation is diagnosed as focal acral hyperkeratosis. Many cases of inverse papular acrokeratosis of Oswaldo Costa may have been considered focal acral hyperkeratosis since it can be difficult to find the elastorrhexis. The authors report a case of a 51-year-old woman with inverse papular acrokeratosis of Oswaldo Costa with poor response to topical treatments.
Keywords
Inverse papular acrokeratosis
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American Cutaneous Oncolocy Society
Citation
MARQUES, Lidiane Pereira et al. Inverse papular acrokeratosis of Oswaldo Costa: a case report. Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, v. 3, n. 6, p. 51-53, June 2010.
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1941-2789
Notes
Tullia Cuzzi. Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Documento produzido em parceria ou por autor vinculado à Fiocruz, mas não consta a informação no documento.