CASE REPORT OF ANHIDROTIC ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA (CHRIST - SEIMENS - TOURAINE SYNDROME)

Autor: Gopal M.G, Sharath Kumar B.C, Ramesh M, Sreedevi Chandrika M, Nandini A.S
Rok vydání: 2013
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental sciences. 2:9441-9443
ISSN: 2278-4802
2278-4748
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/1637
Popis: Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the most common form of ectodermal dysplasia in humans. It is a rare syndrome, with incidence of approximately 1: 100,000 (1). We report a case of 25 years old male who had typical features of this disorder and presented with history of lack of sweating. INTRODUCTION- X-Linked Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (also known as "Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia," and "Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome) is a genetic disorders of absence to near absence of eccrine sweating, presence of faulty dentition and characteristic facies. This syndrome is characterized by partial or complete absence of sweat glands, hypotrichosis and hypodontia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE