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Aquagenic wrinkling of the palms in patients with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the delta F508 CFTR mutation.
Archives of dermatology - 1 May 2005
Katz Kenneth A, Yan Albert C, Turner Maria L
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BACKGROUND: Aquagenic wrinkling of the palms (AWP) is a rare condition characterized by the rapid and transient formation of edematous whitish plaques on the palms on exposure to water (the so-called hand-in-the-bucket sign). The changes may be asymptomatic or accompanied by pruritic or burning sensations. First described in 1974 in patients with cystic fibrosis--and still primarily reported in these...
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