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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 340-343 |
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Erythrokeratodermia variabilis: Two case reports
Ayse Serap Karadag1, Serap Gunes Bilgili2, Omer Calka2, Irfan Bayram3
1 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
2 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Ayse Serap Karadag
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.120674
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Erythrokeratodermia variabilis (EKV) is a rare heterogeneous skin disorder. The classical EKV first described by Mendes da Costa is characterized by two types of skin lesions: (1) figurate hyperkeratotic plaques, and (2) transient erythematous areas. Herein, we report two patients presenting with erythematous and hyperkeratotic lesions that were histopathologically diagnosed with EKV. |
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