Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi Arabia

Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome) is a rare genetic multisystem characterized by multiple abnormalities of ectodermal and mesodermal origin. It is found predominantly in females. We report a case of a two month-old baby girl who had dermal hypoplasia, atrophic skin lesions with telangiectasia...

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Main Authors: Awadh Alamri, Mazin Al Jabri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241015000602
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spelling doaj-84ffcde9cc794a15a4c6b649f96b9dd52020-11-24T21:28:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery2352-24102016-01-01201828610.1016/j.jdds.2015.11.004Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi ArabiaAwadh AlamriMazin Al JabriFocal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome) is a rare genetic multisystem characterized by multiple abnormalities of ectodermal and mesodermal origin. It is found predominantly in females. We report a case of a two month-old baby girl who had dermal hypoplasia, atrophic skin lesions with telangiectasia in a linear pattern, fat herniations, papillomas and cleft of the upper lip, ectrodactyly, claw hands, microphthalmia and unusual association of gastrointestinal omphalocele.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241015000602Focal dermal hypoplasiaGoltz syndromeEctrodactylyMicrophthalmiaOmphalocele
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author Awadh Alamri
Mazin Al Jabri
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Mazin Al Jabri
Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi Arabia
Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
Focal dermal hypoplasia
Goltz syndrome
Ectrodactyly
Microphthalmia
Omphalocele
author_facet Awadh Alamri
Mazin Al Jabri
author_sort Awadh Alamri
title Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi Arabia
title_short Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi Arabia
title_full Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Focal dermal hypoplasia: Unusual presentation in Saudi Arabia
title_sort focal dermal hypoplasia: unusual presentation in saudi arabia
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery
issn 2352-2410
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome) is a rare genetic multisystem characterized by multiple abnormalities of ectodermal and mesodermal origin. It is found predominantly in females. We report a case of a two month-old baby girl who had dermal hypoplasia, atrophic skin lesions with telangiectasia in a linear pattern, fat herniations, papillomas and cleft of the upper lip, ectrodactyly, claw hands, microphthalmia and unusual association of gastrointestinal omphalocele.
topic Focal dermal hypoplasia
Goltz syndrome
Ectrodactyly
Microphthalmia
Omphalocele
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241015000602
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