title: Progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford): a case report.
abstract: A new case with the typical features of progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford) occurred in India. Histopathology of the skin showed atrophic epidermis and diffuse fibrosis of dermis with loss of appendages. Roentgenographic findings were characteristic of progeria. The child also had a gangrenous ulcer over the left foot, a finding not highlighted in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and STD, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
authors.lastname: Sivaraman
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Thappa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ratnakar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005734:Gangrene / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011371:Progeria / Q000150:complications*