Keratodermia palmoplantaris of the Unna-Thost type in Slovenia

Keratodermia palmoplantaris of the Unna - Thost type was studied in the population of Slovenia. Altogether 157 patients were recorded: 106 were examined by the authors; for the other 51, anamnestic data were used. Special attention was paid to the accompanying symptoms which are more or less rarely mentioned in the literature: hyperkeratosis of the elbows and knees, transgredience of the hyperkeratosis, hyperkeratotic changes of the nails and changes of the teeth. It is estimated that there are in Slovenia 8.44 PPK UT patients per 100 000 inhabitants.