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ALAN B. SHRANK, MA, BM, BCh (OXON), MRCP

Arch Dermatol. 1966;93(4):408-410.

Abstract
A dermatosis seen in 11 children, all Nigerians of the Yoruba tribe, is described. There were sharply defined areas of diffuse and follicular hyperkeratosis on the hands, feet, elbows, knees, and trunk. It may be a genodermatosis inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Although the clinical picture is similar to Mal de Meleda, there are sufficient differences to merit recognition as a separate entity.

Author Affiliations
LONDON

From the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Shrank is presently at St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 14, 1965.

Read before the First International Congress of Tropical Dermatology, Naples, Italy, June 1964.

Reprint requests to Middlesex Hospital, London, WI.

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