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. 2016 Jul-Aug;7(4):327-9.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.185490.

Aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma

Amit Kumar Dhawan  1 , Kavita Bisherwal  2 , Vijay Gandhi  2 , Prachi Kawthekar  2 , Preeti Diwaker  3
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Aquagenic syringeal acrokeratoderma

Amit Kumar Dhawan et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2016 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical photograph of both hands with left hand immersed in water for 10 min, which appears edematous and granular as compared with right. There is pebbled appearance of left hand due to multiple skin- to white-colored papules
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermatoscopic photograph showing dilated and enlarged eccrine duct openings. (×150)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathological examination (hematoxylin and eosin staining) showing compact orthokeratosis, hypergranulosis, and dilatation of intraepidermal eccrine ducts. Dermis shows dilated blood vessels and numerous eccrine glands. (H and E, ×100)
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