[Netherton syndrome--a rare form of inherited ichtyosis].

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Netherton syndrome is a rare skin disease classified into ichtyoses. It has a recessive pattern of inheritance. It is associated with scaly erythrodermia, bamboo hair defect, immunological abnormalities of varying severity, IgE-mediated allergic reactions, infections and defective temperature regulation that often leads to retarded growth and development of a newborn. The phenotype of the disease varies from mild...

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