A case of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome mimicking scleredema in early infancy

N Erdem; A T Güneş; O Avci; E Osma

doi:10.1159/000247175

A case of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome mimicking scleredema in early infancy

Dermatology. 1994;188(4):318-21. doi: 10.1159/000247175.

Authors

N Erdem¹, A T Güneş, O Avci, E Osma

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.

PMID: 8193408
DOI: 10.1159/000247175

Abstract

We report a case of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). The patient showed the characteristics of scleredema at the age of 2.5 months but developed all the manifestations of HGPS gradually until 10 months old. The possibility of development of HGPS should by considered in any case of scleredema at birth or in early infancy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alopecia / pathology
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Progeria / diagnosis*
Progeria / pathology
Sclerema Neonatorum / diagnosis*
Sclerema Neonatorum / pathology