title: Do you know this syndrome?
abstract: Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare congenital ectodermal dysplasia affecting skin, the corneal epithelium and inner ear. Clinical signs consist of erythrokeratodermal plaques on the face and skin folds, usually present from birth, as well as severe and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and corneal vascularization associated with slow-progressing keratitis which follows skin and hearing changes at puberty. In view of symptoms of deafness, blindness, skin infections and the risk of malignant degeneration, early diagnosis of the syndrome is essential, together with clinical follow-up and genetic counseling.
authors: Universidad del Mar, Iquique, Chile. leonorenei@vtr.net
authors: Maria Leonor
authors: ML
authors: Enei
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Cassettari
authors: Sebastián
authors: S
authors: Córdova
authors: Orlando
authors: O
authors: Torres
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Paschoal
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male