Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia with Congenital Cataract and Corneal Opacity: Report of a Case.
- Author:
Ock Ja CHO
;
Seung Won LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Anodontia;
Cataract*;
Corneal Opacity*;
Ectoderm;
Ectodermal Dysplasia 1, Anhidrotic*;
Hypohidrosis;
Hypotrichosis
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1981;19(4):583-588
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Hereditary hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is a genodermatosis that demonstrates in its typical form a triad of hypohidrosis, hypotrichosis, and hypodontia Despite marked abnormalities of ectodermal structures, reports of cataract and corneal opacity have been conspicuously rare. This paper is a report of a case which shows the typical findings of HHED, congenital cataract, and corneal opacity.
