Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans

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Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans

ORPHA:409Disease

Also called Flegel disease

What it is

A rare skin disease characterized by usually asymptomatic, hyperkeratotic, reddish-brown papules primarily located on the lower extremities. Histological examination shows lamellar hyperkeratosis with abrupt peripheral basket-weave orthokeratosis, irregular acanthosis, and underlying lichenoid lymphocytic infiltrate. The condition may be sporadic or familial.

Key facts

Age of onset
Adult
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Classified as
Disease

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

ICD-10 codes

L98.8filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 19 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

GARD 2824MEDDRA 10071311MESH C538377MONDO 0007756OMIM 144150UMLS C0263420

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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