Keratitis, ichthyosis and deafness syndrome with development of multiple hair follicle tumours.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report multiple occurrences of various kinds of tumours that originate from hair follicles in a patient diagnosed with KID (keratitis, ichthyosis, deafness) syndrome. These tumours are diagnosed as: (i) trichilemmal cysts in early lesions; (ii) proliferating trichilemmal tumours in moderate duration lesions; and (iii) malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumours in advanced lesions that are thought to progress from benign trichilemmal lesions. This three-step process raises the hypothesis of a multihit model that could account for the frequent development of tumours in KID patients.
Medical subject headings
- Deafness
- Hair Follicle
- Ichthyosis
- Keratitis
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Skin Neoplasms