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A Patient with Tay's Syndrome
Author(s) -
Motley R. J.,
Finlay A. Y.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1989.tb00818.x
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , ichthyosis , dermatology , genetics , biology
A 4‐year‐old girl with Tay's syndrome had the typical features of congenital ichthyosis and the peculiar anomaly of hair growth, trichothiodystrophy. Her hair shafts were brittle and showed alternating light and dark banding when examined microscopically between polarizing filters. Her hair cystine content was 4.6% (control 8.4%).