hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicularis

hy·per·ker·a·to·sis fol·lic·u·la·'ris et pa·ra·fol·li·cu·la·'ris

discrete and confluent horny follicular plugs on a crateriform base, often occurring on the arms and legs in diabetic patients with renal failure; possibly a severe form of perforating folliculitis.
See also: perforating folliculitis. Synonym(s): Kyrle disease

Kyrle,

Josef, Austrian dermatologist, 1880-1926. Kyrle disease - discrete and confluent horny follicular plugs on crateriform base, often occurring on the arms and legs in diabetics with renal failure. Synonym(s): hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicularis