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A case of erythrokeratoderma variabilis without mutations in connexin 31.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Dec 2000
Ishida-Yamamoto A, Kelsell D, Common J, Houseman M J, Hashimoto M, Shibaki H, Asano K, Takahashi H, Hashimoto Y, Senshu T, Leigh I M, Iizuka H
Abstract excerpt
Erythrokeratoderma (EK) variabilis is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by migratory erythematous patches and hyperkeratotic plaques. Mutations in connexin 31 have recently been found to underlie several cases of EK variabilis. We describe a Japanese girl with extensive lesions that appeared to be a form of EK variabilis, clinically resembling genodermatose en cocardes (Degos). Our patient had...
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