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Erythroderma, palmoplantar keratoderma and profound failure to thrive in an infant
Author(s) -
JUDGE M. R.,
SHIELD J. P. H.,
CANT A.,
STROBEL S.,
LEVIN M.,
REISER J.,
HARPER J. I.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb04960.x
Subject(s) - failure to thrive , erythroderma , palmoplantar keratoderma , dermatology , keratoderma , medicine , hyperkeratosis , pediatrics
Summary The case is reported of a female infant, who at the age of 3 months developed severe erythroderma, marked hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles and subsequently extreme growth failure and intermittent diarrhoea. Her course was complicated by life‐threatening infections but detailed investigation revealed no recognized underlying metabolic or immune abnormality.