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A family with leukonychia totalis
Kamran Balighi, Fatemeh Moeineddin, Vahideh Lajevardi, Rajaee Ahmadreza
Departement of Dermatology, Razi hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Fatemeh Moeineddin
Department of Dermatology, Razi hospital, Vahdat eslami square, Tehran - 119 960
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.60365
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A family presented to our dermatology clinic with a complaint of white nails. Physical examination revealed clinical feature of leukonychia totalis and the presence of sensorineural hearing loss, palmo plantar keratoderma and knuckle pads (four essential criteria for the diagnosis of Bart Pumphrey syndrome).Three consecutive generations of this family were affected with variable presentations of Bart Pumphrey syndrome in male and female; and autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. |
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