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Poikiloderma with neutropenia in a Tunisian patient with a novel C16orf57 gene mutation.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Sept 2018
Sakka Rania, Mahjoub Bahri, Kerkeni Emna, Werdani Amina, Boussoffara Raoudha, Ben Cheikh Hassen, M'rad Ridha, Sfar Mohamed Taher
Abstract excerpt
Poikiloderma with neutropenia (PN) is a genodermatosis characterized by poikiloderma, permanent neutropenia, recurrent infections, nail abnormalities, and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. We report the case of a Tunisian patient with PN. Skin lesions started from the face and spread to the extremities and trunk. Neutropenia was initially periodic and concomitant with infections periods. DNA analysis identified a...
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