| acrokeratosis verruciformis | <dermatology> Warty hyperkeratotic lesions that are found on the dorsal aspect of the hands and feet and on the knees and elbows. There appears to be phenotypic overlap between this and Darier-White disease and they may not be separate entities. Clinical features include: acrokeratosis, warty hyperkeratosis on the dorsal hands, feet, knees and elbows. See: benign familial pemphigus. Inheritance: autosomal dominant. (05 Aug 1998) |
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| epidermodysplasia verruciformis | An autosomal recessive trait with impaired cell-mediated immunity. About 15 human papilloma viruses are implicated in associated infection, four of which lead to skin neoplasms. The disease begins in childhood with red papules and later spreads over the body as gray or yellow scales. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| acrokeratosis | Overgrowth of the horny layer of the skin, usually nodular configurations, of the dorsum of the fingers and toes, and occasionally on the rim of the ear and tip of the nose. Origin: acro-+ G. Keras, horn, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| paraneoplastic acrokeratosis | <syndrome> Erythematous to plum-coloured scaly acral skin lesions, paronychia, and nail dysplasia; associated with cancer of the upper respiratory or upper alimentary tract. Synonym: paraneoplastic acrokeratosis. (05 Mar 2000) |