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Multicore myopathy in a patient with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

We report a patient with multicore myopathy, a rare myopathy not previously reported in the anaesthetic literature. It is characterised by a myopathy of proximal muscles which tends to follow a benign course but may be associated with a severe form of cardiomyopathy. The myopathy is related to central core disease so these patients should be considered to have a potential for developing malignant hyperthermia. Complicating this case was an associated anhidrotic type of ectodermal dysplasia resulting in the absence of sweating, febrile episodes, recurrent pulmonary infections, conical and missing teeth, scaly skin and fine, sparse hair. The patient had a scoliosis repair which was uneventful but died three weeks later following a major pulmonary aspiration while on the ward. The cause of the aspiration is thought to have been unsuspected laryngeal incompetence associated with ectodermal dysplasia, the myopathy involving his bulbar muscles and analgesic medication.

Adolescent↗

[Clouston's ectodermal dysplasia. A case report with biochemical study of keratin].

One familial case of ectodermal dysplasia of the Clouston's type is reported. The clinical picture consisted of hypotrichosis and dysonychia with normal sweating. The disease follows dominant autosomal transmission. Histologically, keratin was slightly abnormal. The biochemical study of keratin of hair and nails showed diminished cysteine.

Child↗

Association of ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly, and macular dystrophy: the EEM syndrome.

We report five patients with ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly associated with syndactyly or cleft hand or both, and, in addition, macular dystrophy which was presumed to be progressive, in an isolated population on a remote island in Japan. The heredity of this syndrome was thought to be autosomal recessive. Three cases have been reported so far with a combination of the same abnormalities. The parents in these cases were consanguineous.

Adolescent↗

Rapp-Hodgkin ectodermal dysplasia.

Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome is a rare condition that is characterized by ectodermal dysplasia and palatal abnormalities. We describe a 24-year-old white woman who has Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome that is associated with a chronic palmar keratoderma, which is a finding that has not been previously reported. We review the literature, assign the clinical features into major and minor categories, and suggest therapeutic interventions to limit the significant sequelae of this autosomal dominant syndrome.

Adult↗

X-mapping in man: evidence against measurable linkage between anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and G6PD deficiency.

A Sardinian kindred segregating for X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (AED), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency of Mediterranean type, and Xga blood antigen provides evidence against a measurable linkage between the loci for AED and G6PD. Moreover, from the segregation of the combined phenotypes in four scorable sons from two triple heterozygotes with phase known, it seems highly probable that the AED locus is nearer to the centromere than is the G6PD locus.

Blood Group Antigens↗

Hypohidrotic (anhidrotic) ectodermal dysplasia: molecular genetic research and its clinical applications.

X-linked hypohidrotic (anhidrotic) ectodermal dysplasia (EDA) results in abnormal morphogenesis of the teeth, hair, and eccrine sweat glands. The disorder is inherited as an X-linked recessive trait with significant morbidity and mortality in affected males, but with little to no clinical expression in many carrier females. Therefore, despite much effort, carrier detection based on clinical findings has been problematic. The locus for the disorder has now been localized to a region of less than one million base pairs on the X-chromosome, permitting DNA based carrier, prenatal, and early neonatal testing for many families. The isolation and sequencing of the EDA gene itself should be forthcoming by the application of the techniques of positional cloning. The isolation of the gene will allow direct mutation detection in even sporadic cases, and will further improve genetic counseling. It will also permit analysis of how the gene functions in the normal development of the epidermal and oral ectoderm, which may result in improved therapies for the disorder.

Chromosome Mapping↗

Manifestation of the lines of Blaschko in women heterozygous for X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

For the detection of the carrier state of X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, sweat pore counts on fingertips or palms have been used in the past. The results obtained, however, were sometimes difficult to interpret. We here describe a more reliable method, using the entire back as a test area. We provide evidence that the distribution of sweat pores in carriers is not simply patchy. In four heterozygous women we were able to demonstrate a linear distribution of hypohidrotic areas. This pattern followed the lines of Blaschko, forming a typical V-shape over the spine. Apparently, these lines reflect the dorsoventral outgrowth of two functionally different populations of cells during early embryogenesis.

Back↗

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with transient hypogammaglobulinemia.

An 8-month-old white boy with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (AED) who was referred to the North Carolina Baptist Hospital because of recurrent respiratory infections and hypogammaglobulinemia is presented. His mother had partial expression of AED suggesting x-linked recessive inheritance in this family. She was incidentally given oral glucocorticoids during pregnancy for the treatment of chronic urticaria. The patient's serum immunoglobulins G, A and M were low at 8 months but normal by 15 months of age, and immunologic evaluation failed to show a defect in antibody production or cell-mediated immunity. Although rare, the diagnosis of AED must be considered in infant boys with recurrent fever and respiratory infections. The diagnostic features of the disease may be subtle in young child prior to the eruption of the characteristic peg-shaped teeth.

Agammaglobulinemia↗

A reactive acrosyringeal proliferation in a patient with ectodermal dysplasia: eccrine syringofibroadenoma-like lesion.

A 33-year-old man with ectodermal dysplasia (ED) has suffered from keratotic, exudative, erythematous plaques on the genital area, thighs, and soles since age 17. Verrucous soft nodules in a cobblestone arrangement developed on the erythematous plaque on his left thigh when he was 31 years old. Histologic examination of the verrucous nodules demonstrated that they were composed of anastomosing thin cords of uniform, cuboidal, epithelial cells and a fibrovascular stroma. The changes are indicative of eccrine syringofibroadenoma of Mascaro (ESFA), which has been reported as a neoplasm, a hamartoma, or a nevus. With etretinate treatment, the verrucous nodules completely disappeared within two months. Similar, but much flatter, verrucous lesions recurred and disappeared twice during the subsequent two years period. These verrucous lesions were likely induced by irritation from urine, stool, and/or mechanical friction. This case of ESFA in a patient with ED clearly showed a reactive process which was successfully managed with oral etretinate.

Adenoma, Sweat Gland↗

Prenatal diagnosis of anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

This paper reports on successful prenatal diagnosis of X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (AED) by means of light and electron microscopy on fetal skin biopsies obtained under fetoscopy. In the present family two brothers of the proband were severely affected with the full symptomatology of AED, the pregnant female and her mother revealed minor symptoms with patches of skin lacking vellus hair. Control of lesional skin of the affected family members by electron microscopy revealed no ultrastructural abnormalities. However, all biopsies lacked skin appendages including hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands. The lack of pilosebaceous follicles can be used as a diagnostic criterion since these structures are fully developed in normal fetuses of 20 weeks whereas the development of sweat glands does not start before week 20 to 24 of fetal life. Skin biopsies were taken from various regions of the fetus at risk via fetoscopy in week 20 and processed for light and electron microscopy. All samples revealed complete absence of all skin appendages in contrast to a total of 61 non-AED fetuses. Thus positive prenatal diagnosis of AED was made and the pregnancy was terminated. Control investigations after abortion confirmed the diagnosis.

Adult↗

Brain anomalies, retardation of mentality and growth, ectodermal dysplasia, skeletal malformations, Hirschsprung disease, ear deformity and deafness, eye hypoplasia, cleft palate, cryptorchidism, and kidney dysplasia/hypoplasia (BRESEK/BRESHECK): new X-linked syndrome?

Two half brothers (maternally related) had a similar syndrome of microhydrocephaly in both brothers and dilatation of the spinal canal with fusion of thalami in one brother. Primordial growth delay was noted in both brothers, with severe mental retardation in the surviving brother. Both had ectodermal dysplasia with scaling, hyperkeratosis, and generalized alopecia, but normal sweat and sebaceous glands. Skeletal anomalies included hemivertebrae with abnormal segmentation in one and scoliosis with polydactyly in the other. Ears were apparently low set, large, and protruding, with mixed hearing loss in the brother who survived. Eye anomalies included maldevelopment of one eye in Patient 1 and small optic nerves more noticeable on one side in Patient 2. Both had cryptorchidism and dysplastic/hypoplastic kidneys of varying severity that resulted in the early postnatal death of one sib. Manifestations present in only one or the other sib included submucous cleft palate, aganglionosis of the rectum and colon, agenesis of one testicle, and single umbilical artery. This syndrome has not been described previously and may be due to an X-linked mutation. The acronym BRESEK reflects the common findings, whereas BRESHECK denotes all manifestations of both patients: brain, retardation, ectodermal dysplasia, skeletal deformities, Hirschsprung disease, ear/eye anomalies, cleft palate/cryptorchidism, and kidney dysplasia/hypoplasia. In addition to an X-linked mutation, a contiguous gene deletion or maternal mosaicism of an autosomal dominant gene must be considered.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia: dental, clinical, genetic and dermatoglyphic findings of three cases.

Patients with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) are characterized by the clinical manifestations of hypodontia, hypohidrosis, hypotrichosis and a highly characteristic facial physiognomy. This disorder is inherited as an X-linked trait. This report presents three cases with HED in which the clinical evaluation (intraoral and radiological), genetic findings and SEM examination of hair. Boys 6 to 14 year old and a 11 year old girl were referred to the Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, complaining of oligodontia in the maxillary and mandibular arches and delay in eruption of other teeth. Peg-shaped teeth have been observed. The dermatoglyphs of the patients were striking. SEM examination of hair demonstrated a distinctly abnormal longitudinal grooving along the entire length of each hair and a desquamation of the surface cuticles. The treatment was planned in a multidisciplinary odontological group involving pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, prosthodontics and oral surgery and maxillofacial radiology of future dental habilitation. A specially designed overdenture, a removable prosthesis and osseointegrated implants were constructed. Periodic recall visits were advised, to monitor the dentures and implants during periods of growth and development, and eruption of the permanent teeth.

Anodontia↗

Characterisation of molecular DNA rearrangements within the Xq12-q13.1 region, in three patients with X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (EDA).

A panel of somatic cell hybrids and X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (EDA) patient-derived cell lines, containing different rearranged X chromosomes, have been used to refine the physical map of the Xq12-q13.1 region. The patient-derived material included genomic DNA from an EDA male (EDA family 1015) with an interstitial deletion, and a cell line GM0705A, obtained from an isolated female patient with a de novo balanced (X;9) translocation, and the somatic hybrid, AnLy, derived from this cell line. This map subdivides the region into at least 6 mapping-intervals. DNA probes from DXS732 and DXS453, identified as the closest flanking marker loci to the EDA locus, were used to identify homologous Yeast Artificial Chromosome (YAC) clones. Two of the DXS732-specific YACs were shown by fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) analysis to bridge the (X;9) translocation breakpoint. These two YACs were also screened against the ICRF human X chromosome cosmid library and identified 36 cosmid clones. Direct cosmid-cosmid hybridisation analysis placed subsets of these clones within four different cosmid contigs. Mapping of anchor clones from each contig, against the mapping panel, localised all these contigs within the Xq12-q13.1 region. One cosmid, ICRFc104C03.184, identified potential junctional-fragments in several restriction digests of AnLy hybrid DNA. This was confirmed by FISH analysis of the GM0705A cell line with total cosmid ICRFc104C03.184, in which both chromosomal elements of the (X;9) translocation were identified. A single-copy probe pC03.184E2, derived from this cosmid, also identified the der(9)-derived junctional fragment when hybridised against AnLy DNA.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Cell Line↗

Autosomal recessive hydrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

First cousins, a male and a female, with a new type of hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia are described. They were each the result of first cousin marriage from the Egyptian Karaite community. They both had partial adontia, conical peg-shaped teeth, fine hair that did not grow long, normal sweating, eversion of lips, and pronounced facial similarity. The male had cleft lip on the right side while the female had a branchial cyst on the left side of the neck. The parents of both the cases were completely normal. The patients had distinct clinical similarity to the condition described by Witkop (1965) as 'Autosomal dominant dysplasia of nails and hypodontia' but the nails were less affected and the mode of inheritance was completely different.

Child, Preschool↗

[Anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia as cause of recurrent hyperthermia in a 5 month old infant].

The X-linked anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia is a rare disease in which defects in development of ectodermal derivatives are observed. This syndrome is clinically characterized by total or partial anodontia, characteristic physionomy and absent or reduced sweating. Recurrent fever was a clue to the disease diagnosis in 5 month old infant. The diagnosis was confirmed by the mutation of EDA exon 9.

Anodontia↗