Pachyonychia congenita. This condition results from mutations in the genes encoding epidermal keratinocyte keratins, and affects nails, palms and soles, and the mucous membranes of the lips and mouth.
Source: Prose NS, Kristal L. Weinberg's Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 5e; 2017.
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