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Two Cases of Chronic Candidiasis in Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Oct 2018
Bartenstein Diana, Chung Hye Jin, Hussain Sadaf
Abstract excerpt
Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare genodermatosis that typically results from mutations of the GJB2 gene or, less commonly, the GJB6 gene. Patients with KID syndrome are at higher risk of malignancy and infections. Here, we present 2 patients with KID syndrome who developed verrucous plaques. Given that patients with KID syndrome are at high risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma, biopsies...
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