Peeling skin syndrome

Peeling skin syndrome
Classification and external resources
OMIM 270300

Peeling skin syndrome (also known as "Acral peeling skin syndrome," "Continual peeling skin syndrome," "Familial continual skin peeling," "Idiopathic deciduous skin," and "Keratolysis exfoliativa congenita"[1]) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by lifelong peeling of the stratum corneum, and may be associated with pruritus, short stature, and easily removed anagen hair.[2]:502

The acral form can be associated with TGM5.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. Chapter 56. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
  2. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.
  3. ^ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 609796
  4. ^ Cassidy AJ, van Steensel MA, Steijlen PM, et al. (December 2005). "A homozygous missense mutation in TGM5 abolishes epidermal transglutaminase 5 activity and causes acral peeling skin syndrome". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 77 (6): 909–17. doi:10.1086/497707. PMC 1285176. PMID 16380904. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9297(07)63377-1.