Diseases

Focal Dermal Hypoplasia

A genetic skin disease characterized by hypoplasia of the dermis, herniations of fat, and hand anomalies. It is found exclusively in females and transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait.

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Abstract

A genetic skin disease characterized by hypoplasia of the dermis, herniations of fat, and hand anomalies. It is found exclusively in females and transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Dermal Hypoplasia, Focal
  • Goltz Gorlin Syndrome
  • Goltz Syndrome
  • Goltz's Syndrome
  • Goltz-Gorlin Syndrome
  • Dermal Hypoplasias, Focal
  • Focal Dermal Hypoplasias
  • Goltzs Syndrome
  • Gorlin Syndrome, Goltz
  • Hypoplasia, Focal Dermal
  • Hypoplasias, Focal Dermal
  • Syndrome, Goltz
  • Syndrome, Goltz Gorlin
  • Syndrome, Goltz's
  • Syndrome, Goltz-Gorlin

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term GOLTZ-GORLIN SYNDROME with GORLIN-GOLTZ SYNDROME see BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME

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History Note

91(85); was see under ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA 1987-90, was see under ECTODERMAL DEFECT, CONGENITAL 1985-86; GOLTZ-GORLIN SYNDROME was see FOCAL DERMAL HYPOPLASIA 1985-92

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Previous Indexing

  • Abnormalities, Multiple (1968-1984)
  • Skin (1966-1984)
  • Skin Diseases (1966-1984)

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  1. C05w.116w.099.370w.380w
  2. C16w.131w.077w.350w.424w
  3. C16w.131w.831.350w.424w
  4. C16w.320w.322.186w
  5. C16w.320w.850w.250w.424w
  6. C17.800w.804.350w.424w
  7. C17.800w.827w.250w.424w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Focal Dermal Hypoplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005489. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005489
  2. Focal Dermal Hypoplasia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal_dermal_hypoplasia
  3. Focal Dermal Hypoplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5463847