Article
Palmoplantar keratodermas.
Clinics in dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Itin Peter H, Fistarol Susanna K
Abstract excerpt
The palmoplantar skin is a highly specialized tissue which is able to resist mechanical trauma and other physical stress. In recent years the more descriptive classification of keratodermas has switched to an exact molecular genetic view where gene functions are considered. Palmoplantar keratodermas can be separated in the following functional subgroups: disturbed gene fuctions in structural proteins (keratins),...
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