Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans L85.8

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 02.03.2022

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Synonym(s)

flail disease; Flegel's disease; Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans flail; lout's disease

History
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Boor, 1958

Definition
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Rare, probably autosomal dominant inherited androtropic genodermatosis with disseminated small papular keratoses on the lower legs persisting chronically over years. The term "lenticularis" refers to the lenticular-sized (or even larger), flat whitish plaques.

Etiopathogenesis
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Unknown, most likely autosomal dominant inheritance; also sporadic; probably a disorder of keratinocyte proliferation plays a role. Associations with primary hyperaldosteronism have been described (Zhang X et al. 2018).

Manifestation
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In the second half of life, m>w.

Localization
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Beginning on the back of the foot in middle age, later spreading to the extensor sides of the lower legs and possibly including the thighs, arms, back of the hands and rarely the trunk (here also described as a unilateral cutaneous mosaic). After detachment of the firmly adhering horny scales, punctiform bleeding appears at the base. Also soles of the feet and palms may be involved; here appearing as small horny papules (pits).

Clinical features
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Disseminated, symmetrical, asymptomatic, up to 0.5 cm large, centrally sunken, brown-red or even whitish, hyperkeratotic papules with firmly adherent scaling. Dewdrop-like bleeding after removal of the scale. Confluence results in small psoriasiform foci. Unilateral distribution patterns have also been described (Urbina F et al. 2016).

Histology
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Bowl-shaped depressed surface relief. Here, compact orthohyperkeratosis, sometimes also parahyperkeratosis with uniform epidermal atrophy. Lesional, band-like (but not epitheliotropic), lymphocytic infiltrate in the upper dermis; absence of elastic fibers. Laterally, the epithelium is acanthotic and encompasses the central horny papule in a collerette-like fashion.

Electron microscopy: absence of Odland bodies in the keratinocytes.

Differential diagnosis
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Clinical:

Histologic:

External therapy
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Treatment trial with 5% 5-fluorouracil cream(Efudix) under occlusion 2 times/day for several weeks under stationary conditions.

Alternatively: glucocorticoid externa.

In addition to this, nurturing (urea-containing) external agents such as Ungt. emulsif. aq. and 5% urea cream R102.

Internal therapy
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Acitretin in low dosage (5-10 mg/day) leads to success in some cases.

Literature
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Last updated on: 02.03.2022