Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome | |
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Other names | Erythrokeratodermia progressiva Burns, [1] ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, and deafness, KID syndrome. |
This condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Keratitis–ichthyosis–deafness syndrome (KID syndrome), also known as ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, and deafness, presents at birth/infancy and is characterized by progressive corneal opacification, either mild generalized hyperkeratosis or discrete erythematous plaques, and neurosensory deafness. [2]: 483, 513 [3]: 565 It is caused by a mutation in connexin 26. [4]
Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome | |
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Other names | Erythrokeratodermia progressiva Burns, [1] ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, and deafness, KID syndrome. |
This condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Keratitis–ichthyosis–deafness syndrome (KID syndrome), also known as ichthyosiform erythroderma, corneal involvement, and deafness, presents at birth/infancy and is characterized by progressive corneal opacification, either mild generalized hyperkeratosis or discrete erythematous plaques, and neurosensory deafness. [2]: 483, 513 [3]: 565 It is caused by a mutation in connexin 26. [4]