Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans (Vohwinkel syndrome) in three siblings.
Vohwinkel syndrome or keratoderma hereditaria mutilans is a rare, diffuse, honeycombed, palmar and plantar keratosis usually accompanied by pseudoainhum near the distal interphalangeal creases. The syndrome is reported in three out of five siblings (two brothers and one sister), who developed this problem in early childhood.
ul Bari
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Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad, AJK, Pakistan. albariul@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015776:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome