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Aplasia of the eccrine sweat glands

MedGen UID:
868084
Concept ID:
C4022475
Finding
Synonym: Absent eccrine sweat glands
 
HPO: HP:0040042

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAplasia of the eccrine sweat glands

Conditions with this feature

Ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency 1
MedGen UID:
375787
Concept ID:
C1846008
Disease or Syndrome
Ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency-1 (EDAID1) is an X-linked recessive disorder that characteristically affects only males. Affected individuals have onset of recurrent severe infections due to immunodeficiency in early infancy or in the first years of life. There is increased susceptibility to bacterial, pneumococcal, mycobacterial, and fungal infections. Laboratory studies usually show dysgammaglobulinemia with low IgG subsets and normal or increased IgA and IgM, consistent with impaired 'class-switching' of B cells, although immunologic abnormalities may be subtle compared to the clinical picture, and B- and T-cell numbers are usually normal. There is a poor antibody response to polysaccharide vaccinations, particularly pneumococcus; response to other vaccinations is variable. Patients also have features of ectodermal dysplasia, including conical incisors, hypo/anhidrosis, and thin skin or hair. Severely affected individuals may also show lymphedema, osteopetrosis, and, rarely, hematologic abnormalities. The phenotype is highly variable, likely due to different hypomorphic mutations, and may be fatal in childhood. Intravenous immunoglobulins and prophylactic antibiotics are used as treatment; some patients may benefit from bone marrow transplantation. Although only males tend to be affected with immunodeficiency, many patients inherit a mutation from a mother who has mild features of IP or conical teeth (summary by Doffinger et al., 2001, Orange et al., 2004, Roberts et al., 2010, Heller et al., 2020). Genetic Heterogeneity of Ectodermal Dysplasia and Immune Deficiency Also see EDAID2 (612132), caused by mutation in the NFKBIA gene (164008).

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Grube VL, Ahmed S, McCoy K, Ashi S, Hafeez F
Am J Dermatopathol 2023 Jul 1;45(7):495-498. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002456. PMID: 37249370
Alster TS, Harrison IS
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Dec;21(6):855-880. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00532-0. PMID: 32651806
Irvine AD
Am J Med Genet A 2009 Sep;149A(9):1970-2. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32852. PMID: 19681131
Rouse C, Siegfried E, Breer W, Nahass G
Arch Dermatol 2004 Jul;140(7):850-5. doi: 10.1001/archderm.140.7.850. PMID: 15262696
Requena L, Sangueza OP
J Am Acad Dermatol 1997 Oct;37(4):523-49; quiz 549-52. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(97)70169-5. PMID: 9344191

Diagnosis

Grube VL, Ahmed S, McCoy K, Ashi S, Hafeez F
Am J Dermatopathol 2023 Jul 1;45(7):495-498. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002456. PMID: 37249370
Das V, Daniels B, Kwan A, Saria V, Das R, Pai M, Das J
Soc Sci Med 2022 May;300:114571. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114571. PMID: 34865913Free PMC Article
Smith SD, DiCaudo DJ, Price HN, Andrews ID
Pediatr Dermatol 2019 Nov;36(6):909-912. Epub 2019 Aug 13 doi: 10.1111/pde.13974. PMID: 31410905
Irvine AD
Am J Med Genet A 2009 Sep;149A(9):1970-2. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32852. PMID: 19681131
Rouse C, Siegfried E, Breer W, Nahass G
Arch Dermatol 2004 Jul;140(7):850-5. doi: 10.1001/archderm.140.7.850. PMID: 15262696

Therapy

Alster TS, Harrison IS
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Dec;21(6):855-880. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00532-0. PMID: 32651806
Llamas-Velasco M, Hilty N, Kempf W
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Oct;29(10):2032-7. Epub 2014 Sep 26 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12732. PMID: 25255914
Hahn AF, Jones DL, Knappskog PM, Boman H, McLeod JG
J Neurol Sci 2006 Dec 1;250(1-2):62-70. Epub 2006 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.07.001. PMID: 16952376
Hasan W, Cowen T, Barnett PS, Elliot E, Coskeran P, Bouloux PM
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Levy DM, Rowley DA, Abraham RR
Diabetologia 1991 Nov;34(11):807-12. doi: 10.1007/BF00408355. PMID: 1769439

Prognosis

Dubey S, Bhoot M, Jain K
J Glaucoma 2019 Apr;28(4):e58-e60. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001156. PMID: 30540672
Rouse C, Siegfried E, Breer W, Nahass G
Arch Dermatol 2004 Jul;140(7):850-5. doi: 10.1001/archderm.140.7.850. PMID: 15262696

Clinical prediction guides

Yamashita M, Shibato J, Rakwal R, Nonaka N, Hirabayashi T, Harvey BJ, Shioda S, Takenoya F
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Feb 26;24(5) doi: 10.3390/ijms24054572. PMID: 36902003Free PMC Article
Das V, Daniels B, Kwan A, Saria V, Das R, Pai M, Das J
Soc Sci Med 2022 May;300:114571. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114571. PMID: 34865913Free PMC Article
Bovell DL, Clunes MT, Elder HY, Milsom J, Jenkinson DM
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van der Putte SC
Int J Gynecol Pathol 1994 Apr;13(2):150-60. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199404000-00009. PMID: 8005737
Hazen-Martin DJ, Sens DA, Spicer SS
Am J Dermatopathol 1986 Dec;8(6):478-91. doi: 10.1097/00000372-198612000-00005. PMID: 3812922

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