Medical Definition of acrokeratosis
: overgrowth of the horny outer layer of the stratum corneum chiefly of the hands and feet
Note: One form of acrokeratosis, acrokeratosis ver*ru*ci*for*mis \ və-ˌrü-sə-ˈfȯr-məs \ , is marked by lesions resembling flattened warts and has an onset usually at birth or during early childhood. Another form, acrokeratosis para*neo*plas*tica \ ˌpar-ə-ˌnē-ə-ˈplas-ti-kə \ , is marked by scaly lesions and is associated with a malignancy of the upper respiratory or digestive tract.
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