A Case of Netherton's Syndrome.
- Author:
Sung Wook PARK
1
;
Jung Wook KIM
;
Seon Wook HWANG
;
Han Young WANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Inje University School of Medicine, Pusan, Korea. dermapsw@ijnc.inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Netherton's syndrome;
Trichorrhexis invaginata
- MeSH:
Female;
Hair;
Humans;
Ichthyosis;
Middle Aged;
Skin Manifestations
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(4):463-467
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Netherton's syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the concurrence of ichthyosis, structural hair shaft abnormality, and atopy. The pathognomonic finding is that of trichorrhexis invaginata identified by light and scanning electron microscopic examination of hair shaft. We herein report a case of Netherton's syndrome in a 51-year-old woman who had polycyclic, serpiginous and erythematous patches with a characteristic, migratory, double-edged scale at the margins as a skin manifestation and trichorrhexis invaginata as a hair defect.
