A Alexopoulos, G Chouliaras, T Kakourou, M Dakoutrou, A Petrocheilou, L Nasi, I Thanopoulou, S Siahanidou, C Kanaka-Gantenbein, L Kontara, A Michos, I Loukou
BACKGROUND: Aquagenic Wrinkling of the Palms (AWP) is an excessive and early palmar wrinkling occurring after Brief Immersion to Water (BIW), and has been reported as a frequent finding among Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients. OBJECTIVES: To investigate any associations of CF patients presenting AWP with other disease characteristics and explore the pathomechanism of AWP phenomenon. METHODS: We evaluated AWP in CF patients, and assessed the AWP parameters of palmar wrinkling, oedema, papules, pruritus and pain at 3, 7, 11 mins after a BIW test with other disease characteristics...
July 7, 2023: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: JEADV