Climacteric keratoderma

Keratoderma climacterica (k. climacterica) is a rare skin disease characterized by dryness and flaking of the skin that occurs in women during menopause.

Causes

The occurrence of menopausal keratoderma is associated with estrogen deficiency in the perimenopausal period. Estrogens stimulate collagen production and maintain skin hydration. Their deficiency leads to thinning and dry skin, especially on the hands.

Symptoms

The main symptoms of menopausal keratoderma:

1. Dry skin, especially on the back of the hands and forearms

2. Peeling and itching of the skin

3. The appearance of fine wrinkles

4. Loss of skin elasticity

5. Thinning skin

Diagnostics

The diagnosis is made based on the characteristic clinical picture of the disease in menopausal women. Additional research is usually not required.

Treatment

Treatment includes the use of moisturizing and emollient creams, as well as hormone replacement therapy with estrogen. Retinoids may be effective. In some cases, courses of ultraviolet irradiation are carried out. For severe peeling, keratolytic agents are prescribed.

Prevention

Prevention of menopausal keratoderma involves the timely administration of hormone replacement therapy during perimenopause, as well as the use of moisturizing creams.

Keratoderma menopause is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself as excessive thickening and keratinization of the skin in the arms and legs. This disease can be caused by changes in a woman's hormonal balance during menopause.

Keratoderma is a change in the shape and thickness of the stratum corneum of the epidermis associated with a violation of the processes of its growth and differentiation. Often accompanying symptoms of this disease are pain in the legs, cracks and itching in these places. The main reasons for the formation of such lesions of the dermis as kerattoderma are considered to be various hereditary pathologies. Syndrome