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Aquagenic acrokeratoderma due to frequent handwashing during the COVID‐19 pandemic outbreak
Author(s) -
Karagün Ebru
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.14796
Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , dermatology , covid-19 , pandemic , palmoplantar keratoderma , stratum corneum , pathogenesis , transepidermal water loss , virology , hyperkeratosis , immunology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Aquagenic acrokeratoderma (AK) is a rare, transient type of acquired palmoplantar keratoderma resulting from short‐term contact with water and characterized by white, transparent papules and plaques usually localized in the palmar regions of the hand. The pathogenesis of aquagenic acrokeratoderma is not fully understood and is assumed to be related to an increased salt concentration in the epidermal cells with an increase in the ability of stratum corneum to bind water. This report of patients developing AK following increased frequencies of handwashing in the COVID‐19 Pandemic Outbreak is intended to contribute to our understanding of the pathogenesis.