Open AccessKyrle's disease
Author(s) -
Zoran Golušin,
M Poljacki,
L Matović,
Siniša Tasić,
Nada Vučković
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0202047g
Subject(s) - medicine , genodermatosis , dermatology , parakeratosis , disease , acanthosis , pathology , dyskeratosis , hyperkeratosis , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicularis in cuten penetrans known as Kyrle's disease is a recessive hereditary genodermatosis. Generally, Kyrle's disease appears between 30 to 50 years of age and women are affected more than men.