Palmar erythema

Palmar erythema is the name for a reddening of the palms. One finds this symptom, for example, in chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis ( liver skin sign) in collagen or rheumatoid arthritis.

In addition, medications ( eg longer revenue of glucocorticoids ), cigarette smoking or increased metabolism (eg in pregnancy, sepsis or hyperthyroidism ) can cause this skin disorder.

  • Disease symptom
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