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Erythrokeratodermia Variabilis Present at Birth: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Hendrix John D.,
Greer Kenneth E.
Publication year - 1995
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.1525-1470.1995.tb00200.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rash , dermatology , low birth weight , pediatrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
A healthy boy had the distinctive lesions of erythrokeratodermia variabilis (EKV) at birth. Twenty‐eight patients described in the literature had EKV that presented in childhood. Nine of the 28 were said to have had a rash since birth, but none were distinctive of EKV. To our knowledge this is the first well‐documented case describing a child born with the skin manifestations of EKV. We conclude that patients with EKV are infrequently born with a rash, and that only very rarely when the rash is present is it suggestive of the disorder.