An 8-year-old child with delayed diagnosis of Netherton syndrome

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dc.contributor.authorLeung, AK
dc.contributor.authorBarankin, B
dc.contributor.authorLeong, KF
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-31T23:28:52Z
dc.date.available2018-01-31T23:28:52Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-30
dc.description.abstractWe 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSponsored by the Open Access Authors Funden_US
dc.identifier.citationLeung 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/10.1155/2018/9434916en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9434916en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106383
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawien_US
dc.publisher.departmentPaediatricsen_US
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicineen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionPublisher's versionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.policyhttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/apm/guidelines/en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.titleAn 8-year-old child with delayed diagnosis of Netherton syndromeen_US
dc.typejournal article
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