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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 185-187 |
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Netherton syndrome presenting as recurrent erythroderma: A rare case report
KG Manjunath, C Kiran, Bhanu Prakash, Sheena Singh
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. K G Manjunath
Vydehi Hospital, # 82, EPIP Area, Whitefield, Bengaluru - 560 066, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2278-344X.187834
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Netherton syndrome (NS) is a rare autosomal recessive ichthyosiform disease. The incidence is 1 in 200,000. It is caused by mutation in the serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5 gene which encodes the lymphoepithelial Kazal type-related inhibitor. It presents with ichthyosis linearis circumflexa, trichorrhexis invaginata, and atopy. A 20-year-old male presented with erythroderma and further examination revealed atopic features. Dermoscopy was a convenient tool in identifying trichorrhexis nodosa. We are reporting a case of NS presenting as recurrent erythroderma. |
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