Disease or Syndrome
keratosis follicularis
Subclass of:
Skin Diseases, Genetic;
Keratosis
Definitions related to keratosis follicularis:
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(darier disease) An autosomal dominant inherited chronic skin disorder caused by mutations in the ATP2A2 gene. It is characterized by the development of yellow-brown keratotic skin papules in the neck, ears, forehead, chest, back and groin. It is associated with fragility of the free margins of the nails.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(darier disease) An autosomal dominantly inherited skin disorder characterized by warty malodorous papules that coalesce into plaques. It is caused by mutations in the ATP2A2 gene encoding SERCA2 protein, one of the SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES. The condition is similar, clinically and histologically, to BENIGN FAMILIAL PEMPHIGUS, another autosomal dominant skin disorder. Both diseases have defective calcium pumps (CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES) and unstable desmosomal adhesion junctions (DESMOSOMES) between KERATINOCYTES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Slowly progressive autosomal dominant disorder of keratinization with papules on the seborrheic areas of the body that coalesce to form plaques which may become crusted and secondarily infected; lesions may darken and fuse over time to form papillomatous and warty malodorous growths.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Darier disease is an inherited skin condition characterized by wart-like blemishes on the body. They usually first appear in late childhood or early adulthood and often occur on the scalp, forehead, upper arms, chest, back, knees, elbows, and/or behind the ear. Other features of Darier disease may include nail abnormalities, such as red...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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