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SUBMITTER: Prasad AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4601465 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Indian journal of dermatology 20150901 5
Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by hyperkeratosis affecting the nails and palmoplantar areas, oral leucokeratosis, and cystic lesions. It is classically subdivided into two major variants, PC-1 (Jadassohn-Lewandowski syndrome) and PC-2 (Jackson-Lawler syndrome), according to the localization of the mutations in the KRT6A/KRT16 or KRT6B/KRT17 genes, respectively. We report a 9-year-old male patient with a history of thickened, discolored nails ...[more]