title: Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome and carotenaemia.
abstract: Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a congenital ectodermal disorder that causes erythrokeratoderma, vascularizing keratitis, and neurosensory deafness. We report a form of this syndrome in a patient with no evidence of keratitis. In addition this individual had clinical and biochemical evidence of carotenaemia. Carotenaemia occurring in association with KID syndrome has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ulster Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland. shararehadmadi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000097:blood*; D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017488:Hyperkeratosis, Epidermolytic / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D002338:Carotenoids