A collodion baby with hypothyroidism

Genet Couns. 2010;21(3):343-6.

Abstract

Collodion baby is a rare keratinizing congenital disorder. Although it is milder in degree than harlequin fetus, the infant is at risk for increased water loss, thermal instability, percutaneous toxicity, and infection as a result of an impaired skin barrier function. Here we report on an 11 days-old collodion baby with hypernatremic dehydratation, septicemia and congenital hypothyroidism. To our knowledge congenital hypothyroidism associated with collodion baby is reported in only one case up to date.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Aberrations*
  • Consanguinity
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / genetics
  • Female
  • Genes, Recessive / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Hypernatremia / diagnosis
  • Hypernatremia / genetics
  • Hypothyroidism / diagnosis
  • Hypothyroidism / genetics*
  • Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Congenital / genetics*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Phenotype
  • Sepsis / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Turkey