Xte syndrome

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Ectodermal dysplasia with xeroderma; Xeroderma talipes enamel defects; Xte syndrome

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Moynahan EJ, 1970

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Congenital, autosomal dominant inherited ectodermal dysplasia with xeroderma due to sweat gland hypoplasia, enamel dysplasia with yellow discoloration of the enamel and tooth deformities. Further thin, sparsely growing, slow-growing hair on the capillitium, missing eyelashes and cerebral changes (pathological EEG) with epileptic seizures; mental retardation.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer