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Keratoderma Blennorrhagica as a Result of Reactive Arthritis

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Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an inflammatory arthritis within the larger category of spondyloarthropathies (SpA). Keratoderma blennorrhagica is a cutaneous manifestation of ReA seen in about 10 % of patients with ReA. The characteristic features of KD include palm/sole hyperkeratotic plaques which begin as erythematous macules and vesicle and progress to pustules, papules, and then plaques. The lesions are difficult to distinguish from pustular psoriasis. Additional cutaneous features of ReA may include oral lesions, nail lesions, and circinate balanitis (men) or ulcerative vulvitis (women).

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  1. Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 0930, Chicago, 60637, IL, USA

    Richard M. Keating M.D.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence Department of Biomedicine, Florence, Italy

    Marco Matucci-Cerinic

  2. Division of Rheumatology, UCLA Medical Center Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Daniel Furst

  3. Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, California, USA

    David Fiorentino

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Keating, R.M. (2014). Keratoderma Blennorrhagica as a Result of Reactive Arthritis. In: Matucci-Cerinic, M., Furst, D., Fiorentino, D. (eds) Skin Manifestations in Rheumatic Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7849-2_18

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