A rare entity: Keratoderma blenorrhagicum in a patient with Reiter’s syndrome

Journal Title: Türkderm - Deri Hastalıkları ve Frengi Arşivi - Year 2018, Vol 52, Issue 3

Abstract

Reiter’s syndrome is a systemic disorder, originally occurs as a triad of arthritis, urethritis and conjunctivitis. Cutaneous finding sconsist of a palmoplantar keratoderma, circinate balanitis or vulvitis, psoriasis-like skin lesions, and buccal ulcerations. We present a case of Reiter’s syndrome in a 25-year-old woman who developed the typical skin lesions - keratoderma blenorrhagicum and circinate vulvitis.

Authors and Affiliations

Şirin Yaşar, Dua Cebeci, Zeynep Altan, Pembegül Güneş, Sema Aytekin

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  • EP ID EP384571
  • DOI 10.4274/turkderm.24022
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Şirin Yaşar, Dua Cebeci, Zeynep Altan, Pembegül Güneş, Sema Aytekin (2018). A rare entity: Keratoderma blenorrhagicum in a patient with Reiter’s syndrome. Türkderm - Deri Hastalıkları ve Frengi Arşivi, 52(3), 103-105. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-384571