Open AccessIntellectual Disability: When the Hypertrichosis Is a Clue
Author(s) -
Lidia Pezzani,
Donatella Milani,
Gianluca Tadini
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pediatric genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-4596
pISSN - 2146-460X
DOI - 10.1055/s-0035-1564442
Subject(s) - intellectual disability , hypertrichosis , medicine , hirsutism , dermatology , incentive , psychiatry , pathology , obesity , insulin resistance , polycystic ovary , microeconomics , economics
The skin and the central and peripheral nervous system both derive from the ectoderm ridge. Therefore, several syndromes characterized by the presence of intellectual disability (ID) can be associated with specific congenital cutaneous manifestations. In this review, we list some of the most frequent diseases characterized by the presence of ID associated with hirsutism, which might be an incentive for the clinicians to pay attention to the ectodermal annexes in patients with ID.