Pachyonychia congenita type I
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Pachyonychia congenita type I (also known as "Jadassohn–Lewandowsky syndrome") is an autosomal dominant keratoderma
that principally involves the plantar surfaces, but also with nails changes that may be evident at birth but more commonly develop within the first few months of life.
Keratoderma
-Congenital:* Simple keratodermas** Diffuse palmoplantar keratodermas*** Diffuse epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma*** Diffuse nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma*** mal de Meleda** Focal palmoplantar keratoderma*** Striate palmoplantar keratoderma...
that principally involves the plantar surfaces, but also with nails changes that may be evident at birth but more commonly develop within the first few months of life.
See also
- Palmoplantar keratodermaPalmoplantar keratodermaPalmoplantar keratodermas are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal thickening of the palms and soleAutosomal recessive and dominant, X-linked, and acquired forms have all been described.There are also acquired forms of the condition....
- List of cutaneous conditions
- Josef JadassohnJosef JadassohnJoseph Jadassohn was a German dermatologist.He was an assistant to Albert Neisser at the Allerheiligen-Hospital in Breslau until 1892, the director of the university skin clinic in Bern , and later a professor of dermatology at Breslau University .Jadassohn was among the first to take an...
- Felix LewandowskyFelix LewandowskyFelix Lewandowsky was a German dermatologist who was a native of Hamburg.-Biography:He was born on October 1, 1879 and in 1902 he earned his doctorate at Strassburg. From 1903 until 1907 he worked at the dermatological clinic in Bern where he was an assistant to Josef Jadassohn...
- Palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasiaPalmoplantar ectodermal dysplasiaPalmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia is a cutaneous condition.Types include:* Palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia type 1 or Pachyonychia congenita type I* Palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia type 3 or Acrokeratoelastoidosis...