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Start free with EleplanPigmentation defects-palmoplantar keratoderma-skin carcinoma syndrome
ORPHA:447961Disease
What it is
A rare genetic skin disease characterized by infantile onset of diffuse alopecia, abnormal skin pigmentation (hypo- and hyperpigmented macules of the trunk and face and areas of reticular hypo- and hyperpigmentation of the extremities), palmoplantar keratoderma, and nail dystrophy. Patients develop recurrent spinocellular carcinomas later in life. Brittle teeth resulting in early loss of dentition have also been described.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Infancy
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Gene
ICD-10 codes
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
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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