title: Keratosis pilaris atrophicans in mother and daughter.
abstract: We report two cases of keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans in a Caucasian family involving a 28-year-old woman and her mother. This is an unusual family in that no male relatives are similarly affected. Secondly, both patients have no significant eye changes but quite extensive scarring alopecia. To the best of our knowledge this is the second reported family in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Capetown, South Africa.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Khumalo
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hollowood
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Salvary
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: R P R
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dawber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology; D007644:Darier Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009679:Nuclear Family; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index