Erythroderma, palmoplantar keratoderma and profound failure to thrive in an infant.

Judge, M R; Shield, J P; Cant, A; Strobel, S; Levin, M; Reiser, J; Harper, J I · Br J Dermatol · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The case is reported of a female infant, who at the age of 3 months developed severe erythroderma, marked hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles and subsequently extreme growth failure and intermittent diarrhoea. Her course was complicated by life-threatening infections but detailed investigation revealed no recognized underlying metabolic or immune abnormality.

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