Open AccessKindler′s syndrome: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Neelam Suman,
Simrat Kaur,
Supreet Kaur,
Vandana Sarangal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.132342
Subject(s) - poikiloderma , medicine , dermatology , photosensitivity , genetic disorder , long arm , pathology , chromosome , genetics , disease , biology , gene , physics , quantum mechanics
Kindler syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder, associated with skin fragility. The syndrome involves the skin and mucous membrane with radiological changes. The genetic defect has been identified on the short arm of chromosome 20. This report describes a 16-year-old patient with classical features like blistering and photosensitivity in childhood and the subsequent development of poikiloderma.