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Keratoma hereditaria mutilans: report of a case with successful surgical treatment. 1986

K D Luk, and P C Wu, and S P Chow

A case of constriction band at the fingers arising from keratosis palmoplantaris is reported. Excision of the band and closure of wound by Z-plasties resulted in complete relief of clinical symptoms and vascular insufficiencies. Histologic examination revealed the variability of this skin lesion even in the same patient. The sparsity of keratohyaline matrix in the horn cells in the skin may contribute to the constriction ring formation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007645	Keratoderma, Palmoplantar	Group of mostly hereditary disorders characterized by thickening of the palms and soles as a result of excessive keratin formation leading to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum (hyperkeratosis).	Hyperkeratosis Palmaris et Plantaris,Keratosis Palmaris et Plantaris,Keratosis, Palmoplantar,Meleda Disease,Palmoplantar Keratoderma,Keratosis Palmoplantaris Transgradiens of Siemens,Mal de Meleda,Disease, Meleda,Keratodermas, Palmoplantar,Keratoses, Palmoplantar,Meleda, Mal de,Palmoplantar Keratodermas,Palmoplantar Keratoses,Palmoplantar Keratosis,de Meleda, Mal
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D003251	Constriction, Pathologic	The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.	Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005385	Fingers	Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND.	Finger
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001706	Biopsy	Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body.	Biopsies
D012867	Skin	The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.