An 8-year-old child with delayed diagnosis of Netherton syndrome
Date
2018-01-30
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Hindawi
Abstract
We report an 8-year-old boy with Netherton syndrome who was misdiagnosed and treated as severe atopic dermatitis. The diagnosis of Netherton syndrome was not made until the child was 8 years of age. We discuss the pitfalls in the diagnosis and alert physicians to the proper and early diagnosis of this syndrome. The child was treated with a low dose (0.25 mg/kg) of oral acitretin and a topical moisturizer with marked improvement of his skin and pruritus in 2 months. At 6-month follow-up, the skin was almost clear of erythema and scaling, and the hair was longer and stronger. The dose of acitretin was reduced to 0.12 mg/kg for another 6 months and then discontinued.
Description
Keywords
Citation
Leung AK, Barankin B, Leong KF. An 8-year-old child with delayed diagnosis of Netherton syndrome. Case Reports in Pediatrics 2018;9434916. http://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9434916