Palmoplantar Keratoderma-Esophageal Carcinoma Syndrome

A rare genetic disease characterized by thickening of the skin on palms and soles restricted to areas of weight bearing and/or friction (focal, non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma) and oral and esophageal leukokeratosis, associated with a very high lifetime risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. The skin lesions appear in childhood and can be complicated by fissuring and infection.