Do you know this syndrome?

Congenital hypotrichosis and Stargardt macular dystrophy are rare autosomal recessive disorder of unknown etiology respectively characterized by hair loss, macular degeneration and severe progressive vision reduction. There are few reports in the literature with this association. Studies show that the defective gene is on the chromosome I6q22.

Olmsted syndrome.

Olmsted syndrome is a rare congenital, sharply circumscribed transgredient palmoplantar keratoderma. It was first described by Olmsted in 1927. The diagnosis of this rare disease depends on clinical features like symmetrical involvement of keratoderma of the palms and soles and the symmetrical hyperkeratotic plaques around the body orifices.

Evaluating the association between alterations in mineral metabolism and pruritus in hemodialysis patients.

Background: Uremic pruritus is the most frequent symptom in long-term hemodialysis patients. Abnormal laboratory parameters have been found with conflicting data.

Objective: To correlate the prevalence of pruritus with alterations in mineral metabolism in hemodialysis patients.