01198nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001100069653001400080653000800094653001200102653000900114653001600123653000900139653001000148100001400158700001400172245008800186300001000274490000700284050001400291520061300305022001400918       1992                            d  c1992 Apr-Jun10aAdult10aHumans10aKeratosis10aLeg10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSkin10aWarts1 aPatki A H1 aMehta J M00aHyperkeratotic and verrucous skin lesions on lower extremities of leprosy patients.  a183-70 v64  aPATKI19923 a<p>Three morphological varieties of hyperkeratotic and verrucous skin lesions on the anterior aspect of ankle joints in patients with leprosy are described: (i) verrucous lesions with thread-like horny projections similar to filiform warts; (ii) irregular compact hyperkeratotic lesions with deep fissures in between; and (iii) hyperkeratotic lesions with linear fissures corresponding to the transverse creases on the anterior aspect of the ankle. Chemical cautery was useful for the treatment of the first two varieties, and a potent topical corticosteroid with salicylic acid was useful for the third.</p>  a0254-9395