Open AccessPresentation of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in two siblings
Author(s) -
Uday Ginjupally,
Balaji Babu Bangi,
Lavanya Gadapa,
Pooja Madki
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.170465
Subject(s) - hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , ectodermal dysplasia , dermatology , surgery
Ectodermal dysplasias are a large hereditary group of disorders which are usually manifested as X-linked recessive disorders and have a full expression in males, whereas females show little to no signs of the disorder. The two most common types of ectodermal dysplasias are hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome) and hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (Clouston syndrome). Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is characterized by hypodontia, hypotrichosis, and hypohidrosis. Here, we present two female sibling cases of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia