keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome
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2010-02-05 21:05
| Definition: | Genodermatosis: sporadic, autosomal recessive, and autosomal dominant; keratitis, ichthyosiform erythroderma, & profound neurosensory deafness. Other findings include: alopecia, decreased sweating, malformed teeth, nail dystrophy, sometimes inflammatory corneal vascularization. Squamous cell carcinoma may develop in childhood AKA Senter syndrome, Desmons’ syndrome, PED type XVI |
| Derivation: | K (keratitis), I (ichthyosis), D (deafness) |
| Related Terms: |
Desmon syndrome
Senter syndrome
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