Review Article

Clinical and Genetic Review of Hereditary Acral Reticulate Pigmentary Disorders

Table 1

Characteristic clinical features of hereditary reticulate pigmentary disorders.

DisordersPrimary skin lesionAdditional features

DSHMixed reticular hyper- and hypopigmentation on distal extremitiesFreckle-like macules on the face Palms and soles are spared

DUHMixed reticular hyper- and hypopigmentation on trunk and distal extremities (generalized)Freckle-like macules on the face Palms and soles are rarely involved

RAPKReticular hyperpigmented macules in distal extremitiesPalmoplantar pits

DPRReticular hyperpigmentation of distal extremities and trunk (generalized)Nonscarring alopecia and onychodystrophy

NFJSReticular hyperpigmentation of distal extremities and trunk (generalized) that fades after pubertyPalmoplantar keratoderma
Hypohydrosis
Absence of dermatoglyphics

EBS-MPBlisters followed by hyper- and hypopigmented macules in reticular pattern with generalized or localized (extremities) distributionPalmoplantar hyperkeratosis and nail dystrophy

ACDReticular hyper- and hypopigmented macules with generalized distributionā€”

DSH: dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria; DUH: dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria; RAPK: reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura; DPR: dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis; NFJS: Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn Syndrome; EBS-MP: epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation; ACD: amyloidosis cutis dyschromica.