Hyperkeratotic hand eczema: Eczema or not?
Open Access
- 25 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Contact Dermatitis
- Vol. 83 (3), 196-205
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13572
Abstract
Background Hyperkeratotic hand eczema (HHE) is a typical clinical hand eczema subtype with a largely unknown pathophysiology. Objective To investigate histopathology, expression of keratins (K), epidermal barrier proteins and adhesion molecules in HHE. Methods Palmar skin biopsies (lesional and perilesional) were obtained from seven HHE patients and two healthy controls. Moreover, 135 candidate genes, associated with palmoplantar keratoderma were screened for mutations. Results Immunofluorescence staining showed a significant reduction of K9 and K14 in lesional skin. Upregulation was found for K5, K6, K16, and K17 in lesional skin compared to perilesional and healthy palmar skin. Further, upregulation of involucrin and alternating loricrin staining, both in an extracellular staining pattern, was found. Filaggrin expression was similar in lesional, perilesional and healthy control skin. No monogenetic mutations were found. Conclusion Currently, the phenotype of HHE is included in the hand eczema classification system, however, it can be argued whether this is justified. The evident expression of filaggrin and involucrin in lesional skin does not support a pathogenesis of atopic eczema. The upregulation of K6, K16 and K17 and reduction of K9 and K14 might contribute to the underlying pathogenesis. Unfortunately, comparison with hand eczema studies is not possible yet because similar protein expression studies are lacking.Keywords
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