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Winchester Syndrome: Report of a case from Iran
Author(s) -
NABAI H.,
MEHREGAN A. H.,
MORTEZAI A.,
ALIPOUR P.,
KARIMI F. ZAND
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1977.tb00917.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrichosis , thickening , dermatology , hyperpigmentation , pathology , polymer science , chemistry
A child with Winchester syndrome, studied in Iran, is the sixth reported case in the literature. The cutaneous manifestations of this syndrome include leathery thickening of the skin, hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis. The lips and gingiva are hypertrophic. There are also arthritic changes involving the small joints.