ACROKERATOSIS VERRUCIFORMIS OF HOPF

Course overview

ACROKERATOSIS VERRUCIFORMIS IS A RARE GENODERMATOSIS THAT USUALLY DEVELOPS IN CHILDHOOD AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY VERRUCOUS PAPULES ON THE DORSUM OF THE HANDS AND FEET. ASIDE FROM ANY COSMETIC CONCERNS, THIS CONDITION IS GENERALLY BENIGN. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN CASES OF MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION, SO REFERRAL TO A DERMATOLOGIST IS RECOMMENDED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.