Acitretin treatment in acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf.

Author(s): Serarslan G, Balci DD, Homan S

Affiliation(s): Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey. gserarslan@hotmail.com

Publication date & source: 2007, J Dermatolog Treat., 18(2):123-5.

Publication type: Case Reports

Acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf is a rare disorder and characterized by flesh-coloured, wart-like, flat papules on the dorsum of the hands and feet. The disease is an autosomal disorder, but sporadic cases also occur. We present a 38-year-old woman diagnosed with acrokeratosis verruciformis without family history and treated successfully with acitretin.