title: Hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
abstract: Hypohydrotic ectodermal Dysplasia (Christ-Siemens Touraine syndrome) is a rare genetic disorder that affect several ectodermal structures. The condition is usually inherited as X-linked recessive trait, in which gene is carried by females and manifested in males. The manifestations may vary in individuals and usually involves skin, hair, nail, sweat and sebaceous glands. Hypohydrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia with classical features in two siblings is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kottayam Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Anoop
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simi
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mini
authors.forename: Manjula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Jabbar
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rajakumari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sujathan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D053358:Ectodermal Dysplasia 1, Anhidrotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012885:Skinfold Thickness