A new variant of trichothiodystrophy with recurrent infections, failure to thrive, and death

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-34

  Petrin, James H ^a   Meckler, Kenneth A ^a   Sybert, Virginia P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CHILD; DEATH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; TRICHOTHIODYSTROPHY;

ABNORMALITIES; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FATAL OUTCOME; HAIR; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0031934755     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015031.x     Document Type: Article

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