Palms and Soles Rash

[Sabio]

You might face a case in which there's a rash in the palms and soles, what diagnoses that you should be thinking of for the USMLE?

Here's the list

• Secondary and Congenital Syphilis with it's characteristic Copper colored rash.
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (specially on the wrists) and also Typhus.
• Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease caused by Coxsackie A virus.
• Kawasaki, Measles, or Toxic Shock Syndrome (all peeling rashes).
• Meningococcemia may cause petichiae on the palms and soles.
• Bacterial endocarditis with it's Janeway lesions and Osler's nodes.
• Tylosis (risk of esophageal carcinoma)
• Keratoderma blenorrhagica (Reiter's syndrome)
• Graft Versus Host Disease rash.

[hunath]

Probably we can add Acral lentiginous melanoma to the list