title: A case of male goltz syndrome.
abstract: We present the case of a boy with a clinical diagnosis of Goltz syndrome (focal dermal hypoplasia), a rare genodermatosis characterized by widespread dysplasia of mesodermal and ectodermal tissues. A 9-year-old male patient with Goltz syndrome presented with typical skin lesions along with progressive dimness of vision and mental retardation since birth. It is inherited in an X-linked dominant fashion and is normally lethal in male patients, and so very few male patients, like the index case, have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Medicicne, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Bhaswati
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghoshal
authors.forename: Subhrajit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nandi