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The KID‐syndrome in Finland A report of four cases
Author(s) -
Tuppurainen Kaija,
Fräki Jorma,
Karjalainen Seppo,
Paljärvi Leo,
Suhonen Raimo,
Ryynänen Markku
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04063.x
Subject(s) - medicine , optometry , geography , pediatrics
. We describe a rare syndrome in a Finnish family, in which the father and his two sons are congenitally deaf and also exhibit corneal vascularization, and hyperkeratosis of the skin of the palms, soles, elbows and knees. In addition, all 3 suffer from fungal infections of the skin and nails. We also describe a fourth, sporadic case of a 9‐year‐old girl with the same disease. The KID (k = keratitis, i = ichthyosis, d = deafness) syndrome is an ectodermal dysplasia that probably arises through mutation, and is transmitted as an autosomal dominant in the family described by us.