Keratoderma palmoplantaris transgrediens [Mal de Meleda]: a case report

ABSTRACT

Mal de Meleda [keratoderma palmoplantaris transgrediens] is a rare autosomal recessive form of palmoplantar keratoderma with hyperkeratosis of palms and soles, which appears soon after birth and progressively involves other areas [transgrediens] of the skin especially dorsal aspects of hands and feet. We report a 20-year-old woman with Mal de Meleda with some unusual clinical features, i.e. peculiar finger nail anomalies and pseudoainhum on all her fingers