Keratoderma climactericum

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Keratoderma climactericum, also known as "Climacteric keratoderma," "Haxthausen's disease,"[1][2] and "Acquired plantar keratoderma,"[2] is a skin condition characterized by hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles beginning at about the time of menopause.[3]:213[4]

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  1. ^ Deschamps P, Leroy D, Pedailles S, Mandard JC (1986). "Keratoderma climactericum (Haxthausen's disease): clinical signs, laboratory findings and etretinate treatment in 10 patients". Dermatologica. 172 (5): 258–62. doi:10.1159/000249351. PMID 2943612. 
  2. ^ a b Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 205. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
  3. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  4. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.