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Systemic Cytomegalovirus in a Patient with the Keratitis, Ichthyosis, and Deafness (KID) Syndrome
Author(s) -
Helm Klaus,
Lane Alfred T.,
Orosz John,
Metlay Leon
Publication year - 1990
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.1525-1470.1990.tb01074.x
Subject(s) - ichthyosis , medicine , keratitis , cytomegalovirus , dermatology , herpesviridae , immunology , viral disease , virus
We describe a patient with the keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness (KID) syndrome who also had a generalized cytomegalovirus infection. Patients with the KID syndrome are susceptible to not only bacterial and fungal infections, but also to viral infections.