By Vazken M. der Kaloustian M.D., Amal K. Kurban M.D. (auth.)
The organs of the physique so much available to exam are the attention and the surface and its appendages. this is why, it truly is stated, ophthalmological genetics is in such flourishing reliable healthiness. Dermatological genetics doesn't appear to have benefited a lot from the surface being at the open air, and there are yet few dermatological opposite numbers to the volumes of Sorsby, Waardenburg, Franceschetti and Franr,;ois, between others. yet because of the growing to be curiosity in clinical genetics, and the fashionable subtle tech niques of molecular, biochemical, and ultrastructural exam, der matology is starting to trap up, because the visual appeal of this quantity testifies. a result of growing to be physique of data and the heightened knowledge of genetics by means of either sufferers and physicians, dermatologists not just should be requested extra frequently concerning the inheritance of epidermis stipulations they diagnose yet more and more may have the chance to diagnose quite a few inborn mistakes and syndromes via their dermatologic manifestations. nonetheless, syndromologists, medical geneticists, and physicians are consistently seeing sufferers with diagnostic clues within the dermis that they have to have the ability to savour. For either teams this booklet should be a brand new and beneficial resource of support. Spring 1979 F. CLARKE FRASER, Ph.D., M.D.
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Paediat. 35 Figs. 36. Ichthyosis linearis circumflexa Fig. 34. Polycyclic, migratory, serpiginous erythematous eruption. (Courtesy of Dr. W. R. Vineyard) Fig. 35. Note the double-edged scale at the periphery. : Arch. Derm. 36 Fig. 36. Extensive eruption over the lower extremities. , Stroud, 1. : Arch. Derm. 38 Figs. 38. Sjogren-Larsson syndrome. Extensive skin involvement. (Courtesy of Dr. A. Sinno) 37 Refsum Disease Refsum Disease (Heredopathia Atactica Polyneuritiformis) In 1945 and 1946 Refsum described in a Norwegian community [1] the association of ichthyotic skin changes with retinitis pigment os a, cerebellar ataxia, and a polyneuritislike condition.
31. 32. : Variations of congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. Report of cases of ichthyosis hystrix and neVus unius lateris. Arch. Derm. : Systematisierter naevus verrucosus mit granuloser Degeneration. Derm. Wschr. : Histopathologic concept of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. Arch. Derm. : Ultrastructure of inborn errors of keratinization. VI. Inherited ichthyoses - a model system for heterogeneities in keratinization disturbances. Arch. Derm. Forsch. 250(3), 207-227 (1974) Schorr, W. , Papa, C.
125,75-87 (1970) Chondrodysplasia Punctata Conradi-Hiinerman Type (Autosomal Dominant) This rare multisystem disease was first described by Conradi in 1914 [1]. Clinical Presentation. The disorder affects the skeleton, brain, eyes, and skin. The onset is within the first few months of life. The skin changes are found in a high proportion (28 %) of affected individuals. The skin is shiny red with rough, dry, whitish adherent scales arranged in a whorl pattern [2]. In most reports the changes are described as resembling ichthyosiform erythrodermia, although occasionally they may resemble pityriasis rubra pilaris [3].