Naxos disease is characterized by ARVD features plus which skin/hair findings?

Naxos disease is characterized by ARVD features plus which skin/hair findings?

• A. Diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma and thick woolly hair
• B. Eczema and hair thinning
• C. Psoriasis and brittle nails
• D. Alopecia with scalp dermatitis

Answer: (A)

Naxos disease is a form of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia that includes distinctive skin and hair features due to desmosomal protein mutations. The skin/hair signs you look for are diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma and thick woolly hair. This combination—palmoplantar thickening along with unusually woolly hair—is the hallmark linked with the heart muscle disease in this syndrome. Other options describe common dermatologic conditions, but they don’t fit the specific palmoplantar keratoderma plus woolly hair pattern seen in Naxos disease.

Naxos disease is a form of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia that includes distinctive skin and hair features due to desmosomal protein mutations. The skin/hair signs you look for are diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma and thick woolly hair. This combination—palmoplantar thickening along with unusually woolly hair—is the hallmark linked with the heart muscle disease in this syndrome. Other options describe common dermatologic conditions, but they don’t fit the specific palmoplantar keratoderma plus woolly hair pattern seen in Naxos disease.