European Journal of Dermatology
MENUCongenital erythroderma should be considered as an urgent warning sign of immunodeficiency: a case of Omenn syndrome Volume 27, numéro 3, May-June 2017
Illustrations
2 University Medical Centre Utrecht and Wilhelmina's Children Hospital,
Department of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases,
Utrecht,
The Netherlands
Department of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases,
Utrecht,
The Netherlands
8 University Medical Centre Utrecht and Wilhelmina's Children Hospital,
Department of Immunology,
Utrecht,
The Netherlands
Department of Immunology,
Utrecht,
The Netherlands
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2017.2992
- Page(s) : 313-4
- Année de parution : 2017
A four-week old girl born to non-consanguineous Dutch parents after an uneventful pregnancy was referred with congenital erythroderma. Erythroderma with large scales and alopecia of the scalp, eyelashes, and eyebrows was observed (figure 1A), without lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly. One pustule on the forehead was present, without clinical evidence of infection. Failure to thrive directly after birth was attributed to increased caloric requirement, loss of protein secondary to skin changes, [...]