title: Anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia (Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome). A case report.
abstract: The ectodermal dysplasias (EDs) are a complex group of diseases clinically characterised by congenital absence of ectodermally derived structures. The present report details the features of a 13 year old schoolboy with the rare anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia (Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome).
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Recife PE, Brazil. jleao@ufpe.br
authors.forename: Jair C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Leao
authors.forename: Ana Micaeli C
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Valdir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bandeira
authors.forename: Fábia V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Figueirôa
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000848:Anodontia / Q000209:etiology; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013546:Sweating