Dyskeratosis congenita with epidermodysplasia verruciformis of Lewandowsky and Lutz.
The case is reported of a 30-year-old man suffering from dyskeratosis congenita with severe pancytopenia, in association with generalized verrucosis. Viral particles were detected electron microscopically. The importance of an impaired immunological state, demonstrated in this case by lymphocyte stimulation and rosette tests, is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome