Pachydermodactyly: a case report and discussion of the pathologic entity

Numerous case reports have described idiopathic hypertrophy of the skin on the dorsum of the hands. Many different and confusing names have been assigned to these conditions. A case report of a patient with pachydermodactyly is presented, with a discussion of the literature, in an effort to clarify the identification, treatment, and nomenclature of idiopathic hyperkeratosis and acanthosis of the dorsum of the hands.