title: KID syndrome: response to acitretin.
abstract: KID syndrome is rare. We report a 17-year-old girl who presented with universally ichthyotic red hue on the face, trunk, and extremities along with deafness and keratitis since childhood. She was diagnosed with KID syndrome. Treatment with acitretin cleared the hyperkeratotic ichthyotic lesions with little effect on the cornea or hearing. Acitretin seems to be a promising new treatment in KID syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Bijaylaxmi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: Inderjeet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Bishan Das
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Radotra
authors.forename: Bhushan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D017255:Acitretin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia; D003638:Deafness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007634:Keratitis; D007641:Keratolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D017255:Acitretin