2008
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.41657
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Olmsted syndrome

Abstract: Olmsted syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the combination of periorificial, keratotic plaques and bilateral palmoplantar keratoderma. New associated features are being reported. Olmsted syndrome is particularly rare in a female patient, and we report such a case in a six year-old Indian girl, who presented with keratoderma of her soles since birth and on her palms since the age of two years along with perioral and perinasal hyperkeratosis. She had sparse, light brown, thin hair. Although the psychom… Show more

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“…OS patients often show nails abnormalities including dystrophic, lusterless, ridged, rough nails, hyperkeratosis, onychogryphosis, leukonychia, irregular curvatures, onycholysis, paronychia, subungual hyperkeratosis and even absence of nails [ 22 , 32 , 36 , 43 45 , 60 ].…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…OS patients often show nails abnormalities including dystrophic, lusterless, ridged, rough nails, hyperkeratosis, onychogryphosis, leukonychia, irregular curvatures, onycholysis, paronychia, subungual hyperkeratosis and even absence of nails [ 22 , 32 , 36 , 43 45 , 60 ].…”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 These patients develop clinical symptoms of bilateral mutilating palmoplantar keratoderma and periorifacial keratotic plaques. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Severe itching at the affected regions, impaired hair growth, hearing loss, and loss of terminal portion of the limbs, auto-amputation of digits, loss-of-bones and/or osteonecrosis are other specific features of OS. [9][10][11] There is no satisfactory treatment for this disease as different agents such as salicylic acid, urea, boric acid, shale oil, retinoic acids, corticosteroids, anti-microbial drugs, antihistamines, vitamin-E, vitamin-A and other emollients failed to improve the pathological conditions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[4][5]8,11,17,18 The exact mode of inheritance of OS is not well established. Sporadic occurrence, autosomaldominant, X-linked dominant and X-linked recessive modes of inheritance had been proposed.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[3] A case of a 6-year-old Indian girl in one report and two more unrelated female cases in another were reported. [45] Whereas in our case, three siblings in a single family were affected, out of which two were females.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 51%