Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis: a rare cutaneous manifestation of juvenile dermatomyositis

Vanessa M Smith; Valentina Leone; Sheila Clark

doi:10.1111/pde.12540

Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis: a rare cutaneous manifestation of juvenile dermatomyositis

Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 May-Jun;32(3):e106-7. doi: 10.1111/pde.12540. Epub 2015 Mar 17.

Authors

Vanessa M Smith¹, Valentina Leone², Sheila Clark¹

Affiliations

¹ Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK.
² Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.

PMID: 25782089
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12540

Abstract

We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). She had a 12-month history of palmoplantar hyperkeratosis that was initially treated as eczema. We wish to alert clinicians to this rare cutaneous manifestation of JDM.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Dermatomyositis / complications*
Dermatomyositis / therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / diagnosis*
Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / etiology*
Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / therapy