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A CLINICIAN
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S GUIDE TO DERMATOLOGIC DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, VOLUME 1
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Lipomatosis of the hands – Madelung–Launois–Bensalide
syndrome
Maffucci’s syndrome – enchondromas, angiomas, cartilaginous
nodules 
Rook p.2847, 1998, Sixth Edition; Dermatol Clin
13:73–78, 1995; JAAD 29:894–899, 1993
Mal de Meleda – knuckle pads 
Ped Derm 14:186–191, 1997
Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis – digital papule; knuckle pads
yellow papules and plaques 
AD 140:919–921, 2004; JAAD
49:1125–1127, 2003; Rook p.2325–2326, 1998, Sixth Edition;
AD 126:251–252, 1990; Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol
65:721–725, 1988; Pathology 17:601–608, 1985; JAAD
11:713–723, 1984; AD 97:543–547, 1968
Multiple exostoses syndrome 
JAAD 25:333–335, 1991
Multiple symmetric lipomatosis of the soles 
JAAD 26:860–862,
1992; of the hands Clin Exp Dermatol 14:58–59, 1989
Neurofibromatosis type 1 – digital papule, knuckle pads
Neutrophilic dermatosis (pustular vasculitis) of the dorsal
hands – variant of Sweet’s syndrome – acral papules 
AD
138:361–365, 2002
Ollier’s syndrome – multiple enchondromas 
Rook p.2847, 1998,
Sixth Edition
Olmsted’s syndrome – plantar squamous cell carcinoma 
BJD
145:685–686, 2001
Pachydermodactyly – benign fibromatosis of fingers of young
men 
AD 129:247–248, 1993; JAAD 27:303–305, 1992; AD
111:524, 1975
Pachyonychia congenita – papules on the fingers
Palmar fibromatosis
Patau’s syndrome (trisomy 13) – polydactyly, simian crease
of hand, loose skin of posterior neck, parieto-occipital scalp
defects, abnormal helices, low-set ears, hyperconvex narrow
nails 
Ped Derm 22:270–275, 2005; Rook p.3016, 1998, Sixth
Edition
Proteus syndrome 
Ped Derm 5:14–21, 1988
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy with chilblain-like lesions – digital
papule
Reiter’s syndrome – keratoderma blenorrhagicum 
Rook
p.2765–2766, 1998; Semin Arthritis Rheum 3:253–286, 1974
Relapsing eosinophilic perimyositis – fever, fatigue and episodic
muscle swelling; erythema over swollen muscles; red palmar
papules 
BJD 133:109–114, 1995
Reticular erythematous mucinosis syndrome
(REM syndrome) 
Rowell’s syndrome – lupus erythematosus and erythema
multiforme-like syndrome – papules, annular targetoid lesions,
vesicles, bullae, necrosis, ulceration, oral ulcers; perniotic
lesions 
JAAD 21:374–377, 1989
Scleroatrophic syndrome of Huriez – palmar nodule,
scleroatrophy of the hands 
BJD 137:114–118, 1997
Stiff skin syndrome – knuckle pads 
Ped Derm 3:48–53, 1985
Sweet’s syndrome 
JAAD 40:838–841, 1999; drug-induced
Sweet’s syndrome – red plaques, nasal ulcers, perianal ulcers –
celecoxib, G-CSF, all-
trans-retinoic acid JAAD 45:300–302, 2001
Trichorhinophalangeal dysplasia syndrome (Laugier–Gideon
syndrome) 
Ped Derm 13:212–218
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1996
Tuberous sclerosis – periungual angiofibromas (Koenen’s
tumors) 
JAAD 18:369–372, 1988; digital papules J Clin Neurol
7:221–224, 1992
Winchester’s syndrome 
AD 111:230–236, 1975
Xeroderma pigmentosum
TOXINS
Arsenical keratoses – palms and soles; resemble corns; fingers,
backs of hands 
Rook p.1672, 1998, Sixth Edition; JID
4:365–383, 1941
Mercury poisoning – skin-colored to slightly red papules or
papulovesicles of palms or soles 
JAAD 49:1109–1111, 2003
TRAUMA
Callosities – occupational (carpenters, live chicken hangers,
frictional) 
Contact Derm 17:13–16, 1987
Chilblains (perniosis) – tender, pruritic red or purple digital
papules 
JAAD 47:S263–265, 2002; JAAD 45:924–929, 2001;
Rook p.960–961, 1998, Sixth Edition; plantar nodule Ped Derm
15:97–102, 1998
Clavus
Delayed pressure urticaria – nodules of soles 
Rook p.2130,
1998, Sixth Edition; JAAD 29:954–958, 1993
Dermatophagia (‘wolf-biter’) 
Cutis 59:19–20, 1997
Ectopic nail – post-traumatic 
JAAD 50:323–324, 2004
Frictional lichenoid dermatitis
Garrod’s pads – violinist’s knuckles – thickened skin over the
interphalangeal joints from intense flexion of the tendons of the
fingers
Hypertrophic scar – plantar giant nodule 
BJD 145:1005–1007,
2001
Painful piezogenic pedal papules (fat herniation) 
Plantar trauma – plantar nodule 
Ped Derm 15:97–102, 1998
Skier’s thumb 
Acta Orthop Belg 65:440–446, 1999; Sports Med
19:73–79, 1995
Surfer’s nodules of foot 
Ghatan p.62, 2002, Second Edition
Traumatic neuroma due to treatment of supernumerary digit
Ped Derm 20:108–112, 2003
Writer’s callus – digital papule