Palmar erythema

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 347-356

  Serrao, Rocco ^a   Zirwas, Matthew ^b   English III, Joseph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythema, general

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; COLESTYRAMINE; GEMFIBROZIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SALBUTAMOL;

ATOPY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN TUMOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA; GENODERMATOSIS; HAND DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MERCURIALISM; NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYPHILIS; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 36448983200     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200708060-00004     Document Type: Review

References (84)

1. Perera GA. A note on palmar erythema (so-called liver palms). JAMA 1942; 119 (17): 1417-8
2. Bean W. Acquired palmar erythema and cutaneous vascular 'spiders'. Am Heart J 1943; 25: 463-77
3. Bland JH, O'Brien R, Bouchard RE. Palmar erythema and spider angiomata in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Intern Med 1958; 48 (5): 1026-31
4. Walsh EN, Becker SW. Erythema palmare and naevus-araneus-like telangiectases. Arch Derm Syphilol 1941; 44: 616-30
5. Bean WB. A note on the development of cutaneous arterial 'spiders' and palmar erythema in persons with liver disease and their development following the administration of estrogens. Am J Med Sci 1942; 204: 251-2
6. Israel SL, Meranze DR, Johnston CG. The inactivation of estrogen by the liver. Am J Med Sci 1937; 194: 835-43
7. Chopra IJ, Abraham GE, Chopra U, et al. Alterations in circulating estradiol-17 in male patients with Grave's disease. N Engl J Med 1972; 286 (3): 124-9
8. Tan YK, Birch CR, Valerio D. Bilateral gynaecomastia as the primary complaint in hyperthyroidism. J R Coll Surg Edinb 2001; 46: 176-7
9. Sodhi VK, Sausker WF. Dermatosis of pregnancy. Am Fam Physician 1998; 37 (1): 131-8
10. Losordo DW, Isner JM. Estrogen and angiogenesis: a review. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2001; 21: 6-12
11. Fitzpatrick T, Arndt K, Clark W, et al. Dermatology in general medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971
12. Hautmann G, Campanile G, Bianchi B, et al. Alcoholic intake, cytokines, neuropeptides and the skin. Clin Dermatol 1999; 17: 391-4
13. Ruocco V, Psilogenis M, Schiavo AL, et al. Dermatological manifestations of alcoholic cirrhosis. Clin Dermatol 1999; 17 (4): 463-8
14. Noble JP, Boisnic S, Branchet-Gumila MC, et al. Palmar erythema: cutaneous marker of neoplasms. Dermatology 2002; 204 (3): 209-13
15. Chalmers HJ. A symmetrical palmar erythema. Lancet 1899; II: 1514-6
16. Ambler JV. Erythema palmare hereditarium. Arch Derm Syphilol 1932; 25: 1156-7
17. Lane JE. Erythema palmare hereditarium. Arch Derm Syphilol 1929; 20: 445-8
18. Rupec RA, Wolff H, Lindner A, et al. Erythema palmare hereditarium. Hautarzt 2000; 51 (4): 264-5
19. Feldman S. A case for diagnosis (palmar eruption due to endocrine disturbance during pregnancy?). Arch Derm Syphilol 1939; 39: 784-5
20. Esteve E, Sadeau L, Pierre F, et al. Physiological cutaneous signs in normal pregnancy: a study of pregnant women. Ann Dermatol Venereol 1994; 121 (3): 227-31
21. Kroumpouzos G, Cohen L. Dermatosis of pregnancy. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001; 45 (1): 1-18
22. Frédérique H, Quatresooz P, Valverde-Lopez JC, et al. Blood vessel changes during pregnancy. Am J Clin Dermatol 2006; 7 (1): 65-9
23. Knox T, Olans L. Liver disease in pregnancy. N Engl J Med 1996; 335 (8): 569-76
24. Mullally BA, Hansen WF. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: review of literature. Obstet Gynecol Surv 2002; 57 (1): 47-52
25. Elling S, Powell F. Physiologic changes in the skin during pregnancy. Clin Dermatol 1997; 15: 35-43
26. Morrison GR. Causative factors in palmar erythema. Geriatrics 1975; 30: 463-77
27. Maruyama Y, Adachi Y, Aoki N, et al. Mechanism of feminization in male patients with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis: role of sex hormone-binding globulin. Gastroenterol Jpn 1991; 26 (4): 435-9
28. Leonardo G, Arpaia M, Guercio RD, et al. Local deterioration of the cutaneous venoarterial reflex of the hand in cirrhosis. Scand J Gastroenterol 1992; 27 (4): 326-32
29. Carrella M, Hunter J, Fazio S, et al. Capillary blood flow to the skin of forearm in cirrhosis. Angiology 1992; 43 (12): 969-74
30. Okumura H, Aramaki T, Katsuta Y, et al. Regional differences in peripheral circulation between upper and lower extremity in patients with cirrhosis. Scand J Gastroenterol 1990; 25 (9): 883-9
31. Nadeem M, Yousof MA, Zakaria M, et al. The value of clinical signs in diagnosis of cirrhosis. Pak J Med Sci 2005; 21 (2): 121-4
32. Crawford D, Powell L, Halliday J. Factors influencing disease expression in hemochromatosis. Ann Rev Nutr 1996; 16: 139-60
33. Massarrat S, Fallahazad V, Kamalian N. Clinical, biochemical and imaging-verified regression of hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis. Liver Int 2004; 24 (2): 105-9
34. Criber B, Samain F, Vetter D, et al. Systematic cutaneous examination in hepatitis C virus infected patients. Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh) 1998; 78: 355-7
35. Lange PA, Stoller JK. The hepatopulmonary syndrome. Ann Intern Med 1995; 122 (7): 521-9
36. Clayton PT. Diagnosis of inherited disorders of liver metabolism. J Inherit Metab Dis 2003; 26 (2-3): 135-46
37. Kazumoto M, Shimizu A, Takase K, et al. Asymptomatic primary pulmonary hypertension associated with liver cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol 1997; 32 (1): 102-4
38. Bulfoni A. Vascular spiders, palmar erythema and Dupuytren's contracture in alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis: clinical-statistical contribution. Arch Sci Med 1980; 137 (2): 355-60
39. Izikson L, English JC, Zirwas M. The flushing patient: differential diagnosis, workup, and treatment. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006; 55 (2): 193-208
40. Gavaler JS, Rosenblum ER, Deal SR, et al. The phytoestrogen congeners of alcoholic beverages: current status. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1995; 208 (1): 98-102
41. Wolf AD, Lavine JE. Hepatomegaly in neonates and children. Pediatr Rev 2000; 21 (9): 303-10
42. Sözeri E, Feist D, Ruder H, et al. Proteinuria and other renal functions in Wilson's disease. Pediatric Nephrol 1997; 11 (3): 307-11
43. Akil M, Amos RS. ABC of rheumatology: rheumatoid arthritis: I. Clinical features and diagnosis. BMJ 1995; 310: 587-90
44. Sayah A, English JC. Rheumatoid arthritis: a review of cutaneous manifestations. J Am Acad Dermatol 2005; 53 (2): 191-209
45. Saario R, Kalliomaki JL. Palmar erythema in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 1985; 4 (4): 449-51
46. Rabbini MA, Shah MA, Ahmed A. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in Pakistani patients. J Pak Med Assoc 2003; 53 (11): 539-41
47. Yell JA, Mbugbaw J, Burge SM. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. Br J Dermatol 1996; 135 (3): 355-62
48. Skopouli F, Barbatis C, Moutsopoulos H. Liver involvement in primary Sjogren's syndrome. Rheumatology 1994; 33: 745-8
49. Silva MM, Bouzas LFS, Filgueira AL. Tegumentary manifestations of graft-vs-host disease in bone marrow transplantation recipients. An Bras Dermatol 2005; 80 (1): 69-80
50. Zaja F, Russo D, Fuga G, et al. Rituximab for myasthenia gravis developing after bone marrow transplant. Neurology 2000; 55 (7): 1062-3
51. Braverman I. Skin signs of systemic disease. 2nd ed. Philadelphia (PA): W.B. Saunders Co., 1981
52. Laupland K, Daves H. Epidemiology, etiology, and management of Kawasaki disease: state of the art. Pediatr Cardiol 1999; 20: 177-83
53. Weston W, Huff J. The mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome: a critical re-examination. Clin Exp Dermatol 1981; 6 (2): 167-78
54. Homicz MR, Carvalho D, Kearns D, et al. An atypical presentation of Kawasaki's disease resembling a retropharyngeal abscess. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2000; 54 (1): 45-9
55. James DG, Neville E, Sitzbach TE. A worldwide review of sarcoidosis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1976; 278: 321-34
56. Cliff S, Hart Y, Knowles G, et al. Sarcoidosis presenting as palmar erythema. Clin Exp Dermatol 1998; 23 (3): 123-4
57. Makkar RP, Mukhopadhyay S, Monga A, et al. Palmar erythema and hoarseness: an unusual clinical presentation of sarcoidosis. Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 75-6
58. Muhammad S. Cutaneous manifestations of thyrotoxicosis in 100 hospital admitted cases. J Pak Assoc Derm 2003; 13 (1): 17-20
59. Mahmood T, Bari A, Agha H. Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes mellitus. J Pak Assoc Derm 2005; 15: 227-32
60. Lenzi MER, Cuzzi-Maya T, Olivera ALA, et al. Dermatological findings of human T lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 36 (4): 507-13
61. Metin A, Akdeniz H, Buzgan T, et al. Cutaneous findings encountered in brucellosis and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol 2001; 40 (7): 434-8
62. Turk M, Kaptan F, Turker N, et al. Clinical and laboratory aspects of a trichinellosis outbreak in Izmir, Turkey. Parasite 2006; 13 (1): 65-70
63. Rodriguez VL, Uzquiamo CF. Paraneoplastic palmar erythema. Med Cutan Ibero Lat Am 1985; 13 (6): 487-90
64. Texier L. Palmar erythema and Hodgkin's disease [letter]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 1978; 105 (3): 349
65. McArthur G, Firkin B. Smoking: another cause of palmar erythema [letter]. Med J Aust 1992; 156 (1): 71
66. Nonomura A, Mizukami Y, Kadoya M. Angiomyolipoma of the liver: a collective review. J Gastroenterol 1994; 29 (1): 95-105
67. Singhal A, Ghosh P, Khan SA. Low dose amiodarone causing pseudo-alcoholic cirrhosis. Age Ageing 2003; 32 (2): 224-5
68. Punthakee Z, Scully L, Gundi M, et al. Liver fibrosis attributed to lipid lowering medications: two cases. J Intern Med 2001; 250 (3): 249-54
69. Scheinfeld N, Spahn C. Palmar erythema due to topiramate. J Drugs Dermatol 2004; 3 (3): 321-2
70. Reygagne P, Lacour JP, Ortonne JP. Palmar and plantar erythema due to infusion of sympathomimetics in pregnant women [letter]. Br J Dermatol 1991; 124 (2): 210
71. Lebre C, Pawin H, Vige P, et al. A case for diagnosis: palmar erythema caused by salbutamol. Ann Dermatol Venereol 1992; 119 (4): 293-4
72. Al-Sunaidi M, Shear R, Tulandi T. An unusual case of palmar erythema of pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2006; 28 (6): 497-8
73. Mor Ze, Caspi E. Cutaneous complications of hormone replacement therapy. Clin Dermatol 1997; 15: 147-54
74. Yasuda K, Wada E, Kitagawa N, et al. Palmar erythema ab igne without detectable type IV collagen at the basement membrane zone. J Dermatol 1996; 23 (7): 484-8
75. Schuster C, Smolle J, Aberer W, et al. Vascular pattern of the palms: a clinical feature of atopic skin diathesis. Allergy 2006; 61 (12): 1392-6
76. Lee HJ, Cho SH, Ha SJ, et al. Minor cutaneous features of atopic dermatitis in South Korea. Int J Dermatol 2000; 39: 337-42
77. Wilkerson M, Wilkin J. Red lunulae revisited: a clinical and histopathologic examination. J Am Acad Dermatol 1989; 20 (3): 453-7
78. Donnet A, Khali R, Terrie G, et al. Cerebral infarction, livedo reticularis and familial deficiency in antithrombin-III. Stroke 1992; 23: 611-2
79. Horowitz Y, Greenberg B, Ling G, et al. Acrodynia: a case report of two siblings [letter]. Arch Dis Child 2002; 86: 453
80. Dantzig PI. A new cutaneous sign of mercury poisoning? J Am Acad Dermatol 2003; 49 (6): 1109-11
81. Alarcon-Segoivi D, Amigo D, Reyes PA. Connective tissue disease features after thallium poisoning. J Rheumatol 1989; 16 (2): 171-4
82. Popli S, Leehey DJ, Soundararajan R, et al. Aggravation of palmar erythema by an arteriovenous fistula [letter]. Clin Nephrol 1991; 36 (3): 158
83. Janusch M, Fischer M, Marsch WCh, et al. The hand-foot syndrome: a frequent secondary manifestation in antineoplastic chemotherapy. Eur J Dermatol 2006; 16: 494-9
84. Webster-Gandy JD, How C, Harrold K, et al. Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE): a literature review with commentary on experience in a cancer centre. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2007; 11: 238-46