Keratolysis Exfoliativa: Description of a Case Report

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Sónia Silva - Corresponding Author

Sónia Silva [sonia_silva88@hotmail.com]
Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.

Isabel Mendes
Maria José Dinis

Abstract

An 8 year-old boy, previously healthy, presented on the emergency department, during the summer, with air-filled blisters on the volar aspect of the extremities of fingers on the hands (Fig. 1). On follow-up as an outpatient, he showed resolution of the first lesions but with various relapses associated with contact with water for a long period of time, showing posterior peeling of the skin and posterior resolution. What is your diagnosis?

Keywords: Child; Dermatitis, Exfoliative; Hand Dermatoses; Skin Diseases, Genetic

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Silva S, Mendes I, Dinis MJ. Keratolysis Exfoliativa: Description of a Case Report. Gaz Med [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 29];7(3). Available from: http://gazetamedica.gazetamedica.pt/index.php/gazeta/article/view/298
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