Pachyonychia Congenita (K16) with Unusual Features and Good Response to Acitretin

• Main Authors: Fahad Almutawa (Author), Thusanth Thusaringam (Author), Kevin Watters (Author), Tenzin Gayden (Author), Nada Jabado (Author), Denis Sasseville (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare autosomal dominant disease whose main clinical features include hypertrophic onychodystrophy and palmoplantar keratoderma. The new classification is based on genetic variants with mutations in keratin KRT6A, KRT6B, KRT6C, KRT16, KRT17, and an unknown...