Medicine:Keratitis–ichthyosis–deafness syndrome

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Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
Other names"Erythrokeratodermia progressiva Burns",[1] "Ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, and deafness"

Keratitis–ichthyosis–deafness syndrome (KID syndrome), also known as ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, and deafness, presents at birth/infancy and is characterized by progressive corneal opacification, either mild generalized hyperkeratosis or discrete erythematous plaques, and neurosensory deafness.[2]:483,513[3]:565

It is caused by a mutation in connexin 26.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 770. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1. 
  2. ↑ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN:0-07-138076-0.
  3. ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN:0-7216-2921-0.
  4. ↑ "Hystrix-like ichthyosis with deafness". U.S. National Library of Medicine. http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hystrix-like-ichthyosis-with-deafness. 

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