Leukonychia totalis associated with multiple pilar cysts: report of a five-generation family: FLOTCH syndrome?

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Leukonychia totalis associated with multiple pilar cysts: report of a five-generation family: FLOTCH syndrome?

European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000

Rodríguez-Lojo Romina, Del Pozo Jesús, Sacristán Felipe, Barja Juan, Piñeyro-Molina Francisca, Pérez-Varela Lucia

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The association of familial totalis leukonychia with multiple pilar cysts is a rare condition that could represent a separate syndromic entity. Since Bauer described a family with totalis leukonychia and sebaceous cysts in 1920, only four new affected families have been reported. We report a five-generation family with a total leukonychia and multiple pilar cysts on the scalp. The hypothesis of a deficiency of a...

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