Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: A case report of four affected siblings

Four siblings, products of a consanguineous marriage, had palmoplantar keratoderma and loss of teeth. In addition, 3 of the siblings had psoriasiform plaques on their elbows and/or knees and 1 had intracranial calcifications. To our knowledge, this is the second largest reported number of affected m...

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. S8 - S10
Main Authors Angel, Tiffany A., Hsu, Sylvia, Kornbleuth, Steven I., Kornbleuth, Joseph, Kramer, E.Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.02.2002
Subjects
Adult
Consanguinity
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Papillon-Lefevre Disease - pathology
Psoriasis - diagnosis
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Summary:Four siblings, products of a consanguineous marriage, had palmoplantar keratoderma and loss of teeth. In addition, 3 of the siblings had psoriasiform plaques on their elbows and/or knees and 1 had intracranial calcifications. To our knowledge, this is the second largest reported number of affected members in a family with Papillon-Lefevre syndrome, a rare genodermatosis. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2002;46:S8-10.)
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ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1067/mjd.2002.104968