Kindler syndrome: Absence of definite ultrastructural feature

Kindler syndrome is characterized by congenital blister formation, photosensitivity, poikiloderma, and cutaneous atrophy in later life. There are few reports about the ultrastructural features of this syndrome, but still there is no consensus about the basic disease. Here we report a case of Kindler...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1999-02, Vol.40 (2), p.335-337
Main Authors: Şentürk, Nilgün, Usubütün, Alp, Şahin, Sedef, Bükülmez, Gül, Erkek, Emel, Topaloğlu, Rezan, Akan, Tülin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basement Membrane - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Child
Dermatology
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica - genetics
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica - pathology
Female
Hereditary diseases of the skin. Congenital diseases of the skin. Haemangioma of the skin, of mucosae and of soft tissue
Humans
Medical sciences
Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome - genetics
Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome - pathology
Skin - pathology
Syndrome
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Summary:Kindler syndrome is characterized by congenital blister formation, photosensitivity, poikiloderma, and cutaneous atrophy in later life. There are few reports about the ultrastructural features of this syndrome, but still there is no consensus about the basic disease. Here we report a case of Kindler syndrome with ultrastructural findings. (J Am Acad Dermatol 1999;40:335-7.)
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70480-9