title: Vegetating Candidiasis: A Mimicker of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Keratitis Ichthyosis Deafness Syndrome.
abstract: Keratitis ichthyosis deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare genodermatosis with a high risk of cutaneous malignancy and infections. Infections can induce pseudocarcinomatous epidermal hyperplasia, leading to erroneous diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma. We present a pediatric case of KID syndrome with vegetating plantar and acral candidiasis and highlight the importance of correct biopsy technique and clinicopathologic correlation in appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: Ximena
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Calderón-Castrat
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Regional Honorio Delgado, Arequipa, Peru.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vega-Zuñiga
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Sede Breña, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Velásquez
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Sede Breña, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Rosalía
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballona
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003638:Deafness; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis; D007634:Keratitis; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*