Article
[The challenge for dermatologists of early APECED diagnosis].
Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie - 1 Apr 2014
Puzenat E, Bellaud G, Saugier-Veber P, Crémillieux C, Mignot B, Humbert P, Aubin F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polyglandular auto-immune syndrome type 1 (PAS-1) or auto-immune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder linked to auto-immune regulator (AIRE) gene mutations. Herein, we report the case of a 3-year-old boy with APECED emphasizing the wide phenotypic variability and the extent of skin lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A 3-year-old boy with a...
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