Erythrokeratoderma variabilis: case report and review of the literature

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 1998 Sep;11(2):180-3.

Abstract

We report two patients, mother and daughter, with Erythrokeratoderma variabilis (EV). This rare genodermatosis is characterized by the presence of two components: migratory erythema and fixed hyperkeratosis. Our patients experienced symptomatic relief of pruritus associated with erythema with the use of an oral, low-sedating H1-antihistamine. Revision of the literature in order to allocate the frequency of pruritus in EV and discussion of this association will follow.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Erythema / complications*
  • Erythema / genetics
  • Erythema / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Keratosis / complications*
  • Keratosis / genetics
  • Keratosis / pathology
  • Skin / pathology