title: Cutis verticis gyrata as a clinical manifestation of Touraine-Solente-Gole' syndrome (pachydermoperiostosis).
abstract: Cutis verticis gyrata is a descriptive term for a condition of the scalp consisting of deep grooves and convolutions that resemble the surface of the brain. We present a case of a 22-year-old man who presented with pain and swelling of both knees and hands. Enlarged wrists, ankles and feet were also noted, along with facial seborrhoea, thickening of the skin and deformity of the fingers. Physical examination of the scalp showed a cerebriform appearance with accentuating folds and deep furrows (cutis verticis gyrata), thickening in the face, frontal and parietal regions. Bone enlargement of the hands, knees, ankles and feet was also found. Secondary causes of pachydermoperiostosis were negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, San Juan de Dios General Hospital, Guatemala, Guatemala. aldohurtarte12@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aldo René Hurtarte
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: Bryan Josué
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Flores-Robles
authors.forename: Jaime Caceres
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Llanos
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porres
authors.forename: José David Penate
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dardón
authors.forename: Rachael Marie
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010004:Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology; D012868:Skin Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult