title: Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome: A rare congenital disorder.
abstract: Keratitis-Icthyosis-Deafness syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness. We report a 13 year old female child who presented with diffuse alopecia of the scalp and body. There was erythrokeratoderma of face and discrete hyperkeratotic hyperpigmented papulo plaque lesions on the body. Patient also had reticulate hyperkeratosis of palms and soles. There was history of recurrent episodes of folliculitis over the scalp and body. There was no evidence of any malignancy. Eye involvement in the form of bilateral vascularising keratitis was present. There was bilateral mixed hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shanker
authors.forename: Mudita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prashar
keywords: Keratitis; Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness; deafness; ichthyosis