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Palmoplantar keratoderma with deafness

Palmoplantar keratoderma with deafness is a disorder characterised by skin abnormalities and hearing loss. Affected individuals develop unusually thick skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet (palmoplantar keratoderma) beginning in childhood. Hearing loss ranges from mild to profound. It begins in early childhood and gets worse over time. Affected individuals have particular trouble hearing high-pitched sounds.

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Palmoplantar keratoderma with deafness is a disorder characterised by skin abnormalities and hearing loss. Affected individuals develop unusually thick skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet (palmoplantar keratoderma) beginning in childhood. Hearing loss ranges from mild to profound. It begins in early childhood and gets worse over time. Affected individuals have particular trouble hearing high-pitched sounds.

The signs and symptoms of this disorder may vary even within the same family, with some individuals developing only skin abnormalities and others developing only hearing loss.

Inheritance patterns

The source lists the following possible inheritance patterns: mitochondrial; Autosomal dominant. More than one pattern can apply in different cases.

Other names

Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis-deafness syndrome

Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis-hearing loss syndrome

Palmoplantar keratoderma-deafness syndrome

Palmoplantar keratoderma-hearing loss syndrome

PPK with deafness

PPK-deafness syndrome

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  • 18 aug 2020 | Senaste versionen
  • 1 Nov 2012 | Ursprungligen publicerad

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