A Rare Genetic Disease: Pachyonychia Congenita Type 2

Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare inherited ectodermal disorder characterized mainly by hypertrophic nail dystrophy and focal palmoplantar keratoderma. Pachyonychia congenita can be divided into two main clinical subtypes, PC-1 and PC-2, which are correlated with mutations in keratins. Although the most prominent clinical feature of both PC subtypes is hypertrophic nail dystrophy, oral leukokeratosis is usually seen in PC-1 while PC-2 generally presents with nail dystrophy, widespread steatocystomas, natal teeth and hair abnormalities. We report a patient with PC type II presenting with the classical features of the disease that had been transmitted for four generations.