Palmar erythema
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
Overview
Palmar erythema is reddening of the palms at the thenar and hypothenar eminences. It is associated with various physiological as well as pathological changes, the principal one of which is portal hypertension. It is also seen in patients with liver dysfunction.
Causes
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
- Chronic liver disease
- Congenital syphilis
- Hepatic failure
- Hepatopulmonary hypertension
- Poisoning
- Secondary syphilis
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | Deep telangiectasias, Hepatopulmonary hypertension, Kawasaki disease, Portal hypertension |
| Chemical/Poisoning | Poisoning |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | Eczema , Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, Psoriasis |
| Drug Side Effect | Axitinib, Cabozantinib, Capecitabine, Cytosine arabinoside, Dabrafenib, Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, Everolimus, Floxuridine, Fluorouracil, Hydroxycarbamide, Idarubicin, Ixabepilone, Lapatinib ditosylate, Lenvatinib, Necitumumab, Pazopanib, Regorafenib, Sorafenib, Tegafur, Trametinib |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Hyperoestrogenic states, Hyperthyroidism, Thyrotoxicosis |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Chronic liver disease , Hepatic failure, Hepatopulmonary hypertension, Wilson disease |
| Genetic | Wilson disease |
| Hematologic | Polycythemia |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Coxsackievirus a infection , Rocky mountain spotted fever, Secondary syphilis |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | Wilson disease |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | Pregnancy |
| Oncologic | Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | Kawasaki disease, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid arthritis , Rheumatoid disease |
| Sexual | Congenital syphilis, Secondary syphilis |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Axitinib
- Cabozantinib
- Capecitabine
- Chronic liver disease
- Congenital syphilis
- Coxsackievirus a infection
- Cytosine arabinoside
- Dabrafenib
- Deep telangiectasias
- Docetaxel
- Doxorubicin
- Eczema
- Everolimus
- Floxuridine
- Fluorouracil
- Hepatic failure
- Hepatopulmonary hypertension
- Hydroxycarbamide
- Hyperoestrogenic states
- Hyperthyroidism
- Idarubicin
- Ixabepilone
- Kawasaki disease
- Lapatinib ditosylate
- Lenvatinib
- Necitumumab
- Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia
- Pazopanib
- Poisoning
- Polycythemia
- Portal hypertension
- Pregnancy
- Psoriasis
- Regorafenib
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid disease
- Rocky mountain spotted fever
- Secondary syphilis
- Sorafenib
- Tegafur
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Trametinib
- Wilson disease
References
References
External links
External links
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