A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndrome

Goltz syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder with cutaneous, ocular, dental and skeletal abnormalities. Other mesoectodermal abnormalities are also present. Its hallmark is thinning of the dermis resulting subcutaneous fat herniation. The present case is a 5 year old girl having linear skin atrophy...

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Main Authors: Sheela Bharani, Sejal Thakkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
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Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2013;volume=4;issue=3;spage=241;epage=243;aulast=Bharani
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spelling doaj-8db0728bb1874bb79afae6ba4ea7139b2020-11-24T22:03:14ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Dermatology Online Journal2229-51782013-01-014324124310.4103/2229-5178.115535A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndromeSheela BharaniSejal ThakkarGoltz syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder with cutaneous, ocular, dental and skeletal abnormalities. Other mesoectodermal abnormalities are also present. Its hallmark is thinning of the dermis resulting subcutaneous fat herniation. The present case is a 5 year old girl having linear skin atrophy with fat herniation, skeletal abnormalities in the form of polysyndactyly, facial asymmetry, squint with coloboma iris, deformed pinna, abnormal dentition, umbilical hernia along with osteopathia striata of long bones which is consistent with Goltz syndrome. We are presenting this case due to its rarity.http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2013;volume=4;issue=3;spage=241;epage=243;aulast=BharaniFocal dermal hypoplasiafat herniationGoltz syndrome
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A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndrome
Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Focal dermal hypoplasia
fat herniation
Goltz syndrome
author_facet Sheela Bharani
Sejal Thakkar
author_sort Sheela Bharani
title A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndrome
title_short A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndrome
title_full A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndrome
title_fullStr A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndrome
title_full_unstemmed A case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-Goltz syndrome
title_sort case report of focal dermal hypoplasia-goltz syndrome
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Dermatology Online Journal
issn 2229-5178
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Goltz syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder with cutaneous, ocular, dental and skeletal abnormalities. Other mesoectodermal abnormalities are also present. Its hallmark is thinning of the dermis resulting subcutaneous fat herniation. The present case is a 5 year old girl having linear skin atrophy with fat herniation, skeletal abnormalities in the form of polysyndactyly, facial asymmetry, squint with coloboma iris, deformed pinna, abnormal dentition, umbilical hernia along with osteopathia striata of long bones which is consistent with Goltz syndrome. We are presenting this case due to its rarity.
topic Focal dermal hypoplasia
fat herniation
Goltz syndrome
url http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2013;volume=4;issue=3;spage=241;epage=243;aulast=Bharani
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