A very rare neurocutaneous disorder in 2 siblings: Sjögren-Larsson syndrome.

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Sjögren-Larsson syndrome is an autosomal-recessive hereditary disorder involving congenital ichthyosis, mental retardation, and spastic diplegia or tetraplegia. It is caused by the deficient activity of fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase. In this report, the authors describe 2 siblings with Sjögren-Larsson syndrome. Both the patients had generalized ichthyosis, and the older one had spastic paraplegia and mental...

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