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Infantile vitiligo and alopecia in immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy enteropathy X-linked syndrome.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Lee Wai Quen, Leong Kin Fon
Abstract excerpt
Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) is characterized by failure to thrive, severe chronic diarrhea, neonatal type 1 diabetes or thyroiditis, and eczematous dermatitis. We report a patient with infantile onset IPEX syndrome who developed vitiligo, alopecia, and chronic diarrhea. Awaiting stem cell transplant, he had multiple episodes of sepsis and succumbed at the age of...
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