KID syndrome: response to acitretin.
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.
Sahoo
Bijaylaxmi
B
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Handa
Sanjeev
S
Kaur
Inderjeet
I
Radotra
Bishan Das
BD
Kumar
Bhushan
B
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
D007641:Keratolytic Agents; D017255:Acitretin