title: Squamous cell carcinoma arising in CHILD syndrome.
abstract: Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform naevus and limb defects (CHILD) syndrome is a rare X-linked dominant disorder. The first case of squamous cell carcinoma arising within the affected ichthyosiform skin in a 33-year-old woman is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. witold.jacyk@up.ac.za
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Jacyk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Cock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016113:Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000473:pathology