PPAR expression and ligand modulation within the skin have shown potential uses for these ligands in a number of inflammatory cutaneous disorders, including acne vulgaris, cutaneous disorders with barrier dysfunction, cutaneous effects of aging, and poor wound healing associated with altered signal transduction, as well as for side effects induced by the metabolic dysregulation of other drugs.
We present a 6-week-old black girl with Conradi-Hunerman-Happle syndrome (CHS). The mother had no past medical history of illness, and the pregnancy progressed normally to a spontaneous vaginal delivery at 36 weeks. There was no known significant family history. A diagnosis of chondrodysplasia punctata was made at birth from physical examination and X-ray findings. On physical examination at 6 weeks, a koala face, a saddle nose, and a right-sided cataract were noted (Fig. 1a,b). There was unilateral left-sided ichthyosis well demarcated at the midline, with whorled brown fine scale following Blashko's lines on the patient's right side. Orthopedic complications were bilateral but were more pronounced on the left side. There was bilateral shortening of the humerus, with polydactyly of the right hand, arachnodactyly of the left fingers, bilateral clubbing, and mild contractures of the feet. X-Rays showed multiple calcifications along the spine, proximal and distal femoral epiphysis, and proximal humeral epiphysis (Fig. 2). The patient was treated with emollients (aquaphor) twice daily with continuing improvement in ichthyosis. The clubbed feet were treated with splinting and the polydactyly was corrected by surgery. Ophthalmology was to follow the patient for her right-sided cataract. At the patient's 4-month follow-up, the ichthyosis showed a marked improvement with some residual hypo- pigmented atrophoderma noted. The distribution remained unchanged. Biopsies taken of ichthyotic lesions showed compact hyperkeratosis and follicular plugging. Vesicles within the stratum corneum contained amorphous material (Fig. 3a,b). The granular cell layer was thickened with retained oval nuclei. The epidermal and adnexal epithelium were disorganized. Increased apoptotic/dyskeratotic keratinocytes were seen within the epidermis, but were most evident within the follicular epithelium. Ultrastructural studies showed saccular dilations of the acellular space within the stratum corneum. These acellular spaces were filled with unprocessed lamellated pleated sheets and vesicle complexes and processed lamellae. Dyskeratotic cells were seen within the stratum spinosum. Red blood cell (RBC) plasmalogen levels and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), including decosahexaenoic acid (DHA), were within normal limits. Plasma very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), including C26 : 0/C22 : 0 ratios, phytanic and pristanic acids, plasmalogen, and phytanic/pristanic ratios, trihydroxycholestanic acid (THCA) and dihydroxycholestanoic acid (DHCA) including their ratios, THCA/cholic acid and DHCA/chenodeoxycholic acid, and PUFAs including DHA were within normal limits. Urine organic acids and piecolic acid were within normal limits. Despite these normal values, there was an increase in cholest-8(9)-en-3beta-ol of 6.8 microg/mL (normal, 0.01-0.10 microg/mL) and an increase in 8-dehydrocholesterol (5.1 microg/mL) (normal, <0.10 microg/mL).
PPAR expression and ligand modulation within the skin have shown potential uses for these ligands in a number of inflammatory cutaneous disorders, including acne vulgaris, cutaneous disorders with barrier dysfunction, cutaneous effects of aging, and poor wound healing associated with altered signal transduction, as well as for side effects induced by the metabolic dysregulation of other drugs.
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