Korean J Dermatol.  1977 Jun;15(2):211-215.

Acrokeratosis Verruciformis of Hopf: Report of a Case

• Choi YC
• Cho JK

Abstract

Acrokeratosis verruciformis is a familial disease characterized by indolent papules resembIing flat warts on the backs of the hands and feet with lesser involvement of volar surfaces, wrists, and ankles. A cas of 42 years old female with acrokeratosis verruciformis is reported. The skin lesions of this patient showed numerous rice to pea sized, flat-topped, round or polygonal, warty papules on the dorsal aspects of the hands and feet and also, pitted keratolysis on both volar surface of the hands. The hitologic findings were those of features of acrokeratosis verruciformis, i.e. the epidermis shows marked hyperkeratosis with slight acanthosis and papillomatosis and circumscribed elevations of the epidermis resembling church spires characteristically.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Ankle
Darier Disease*
Epidermis
Female
Foot
Hand
Humans
Papilloma
Peas
Skin
Warts
Wrist