Peeling skin syndrome
| Peeling skin syndrome | |
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| Infant with peeling skin syndrome | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
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
"Acral" refers to the fact that the peeling of the skin is most noticeable on the hands and feet of this state. Peeling happens sometimes on the arms and legs, too. The peeling is typically apparent from birth, although it may start in childhood or later on in life as well. Skin peeling is caused by sun, humidity, moisture, and friction.[3]
The acral form can be associated with TGM5.[4][5]
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- ^ Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): 609796
- ^ 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.