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Aquagenic keratoderma associated with a mutation of the cystic fibrosis gene.
Revista portuguesa de pneumologia - 1 Jan 2000
Coelho-Macias V, Fernandes S, Lamarão P, Assis-Pacheco F, Cardoso J
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Reported for the first time in 1996, aquagenic keratoderma is a rare condition which is characterized by edematous flat-topped papules appearing on palmar skin after water immersion. Multiple anecdotal associations have been described but, recently, the association with cystic fibrosis gene mutations (CFTR) has been highlighted. The authors describe an 18 year-old female, with one-month complaints of pruritus and...
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