Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (Christ-Seimens-Touraine syndrome)--case report with a review

Indian J Med Sci. 2000 Dec;54(12):541-4.

Abstract

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia commonly transmitted as an x-linked recessive disorder is very rare. The complete syndrome occurs in males and females are carriers. Our patients comprised two sisters who had the complete syndrome. This is much rarer and is reported to be inherited as autosomal recessive disorder, there are only a few case reports of females presenting with a complete syndrome in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Ectodermal Dysplasia / genetics*
  • Facies
  • Female
  • Genetic Linkage*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Phenotype
  • X Chromosome / genetics*