Gómez–López-Hernández syndrome: reappraisal of the diagnostic criteria
Gómez–López-Hernández syndrome: reappraisal of the diagnostic criteria
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戈麦斯-洛佩斯-埃尔南德斯综合征:诊断标准的重新评估
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
A. Poretti
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作者:
B. Sukhudyan;V. Jaladyan;G. Melikyan;J. Schlump;E. Boltshauser;A. Poretti
Gómez–López-Hernández syndrome (GLHS) is a rare and possibly underdiagnosed condition. So far, 21 patients have been reported and all of them were sporadic observations. We report six additional patients. The hallmark triad of GLHS, also named cerebellotrigeminal dermal dysplasia, consists of rhombencephalosynapsis, trigeminal anesthesia (often giving rise to corneal opacities), and bilateral parietal or parieto-occipital alopecia. Our patients had rhombencephalosynapsis and alopecia, but none had trigeminal dysfunction. In this respect, the term cerebellotrigeminal dermal dysplasia is potentially misleading. In conclusion, only rhombencephalosynapsis and alopecia are consistently present in GLHS and are required diagnostic criteria, while trigeminal anesthesia, dysmorphic features, and ataxia are inconsistent findings. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose GLHS, particularly as alopecia tends to be hidden by surrounding scalp hair.