Atrichia with papular lesions in a Kuwaiti boy
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The Gulf Journal of Dermatology and Venereology ABSTRACT Atrichia with papular lesions (APL) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting in complete and irreversible hair loss shortly after birth. Affected individuals also develop papular lesions of keratin-filled follicular cysts over extensive areas of the body. Mutations in the hairless gene have been shown to underlie the phenotype. We report a case of APL in a 13-yearold Kuwaiti boy. Increased recognition of this disorder will result in more accurate diagnosis and the sparing of unnecessarily treatment to patients.
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