Unilateral Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (Goltz Syndrome): Case Report and Literature Review

Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) or Goltz syndrome is a rare X-linked dominant multisystemic disease involving the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. About 95% of the cases appear de novo, and 90% of them are females. Recently, the studies revealed that FDH is caused by a mutation in the PORCN gene. We...

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Main Authors: Sahar Alsharif, Sohad Hindi, Fay  Khoja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/488521