Two Urbach-Wiethe disease cases in both univitelline twins sisters, 8 years old, are presented. Consanguinity is demonstrated in their parents and we consider this to be the second study of this type described in Spain and the first one in the world with such genetic features. We emphasize the early process apparition--just after birth--clinically characterised only by hoarseness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome in a patient aged 26 in whom the familial genetic study showed close consanguinity among the parents. Oral treatment with aromatic retinoid during 6 weeks provided nearly total healing of the cutaneous lesions. Among the explorations carried out, attention must be paid to the lessening of chemotactic factors in the blood serum.
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