Open AccessRud′s syndrome
Author(s) -
Karri Pavani,
B. Naresh Kumar Reddy,
Bhukya Amar Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.131093
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , pediatrics , macrocytic anemia , dwarfism , dermatology , anemia , psychiatry , genetics , gene , biology
Rud's syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disorder characterized by congenital ichthyosis, epilepsy, dwarfism, sexual infantilism, polyneuritis, and macrocytic anemia. We report here an interesting case of this disorder in an 18-year-old girl for its rarity and academic interest.