Herpetiform keratitis and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis: warning signs for Richner-Hanhart syndrome.

J Inherit Metab Dis

Clinical Genetics Unit, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Eneas Carvalho de Aguiar, 647, São Paulo, 05403-000, SP, Brasil.

Published: May 2017

Richner-Hanhart syndrome (RHS, tyrosinemia type II) is a rare, autosomal recessive inborn error of tyrosine metabolism caused by tyrosine aminotransferase deficiency. It is characterized by photophobia due to keratitis, painful palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, variable mental retardation, and elevated serum tyrosine levels. Patients are often misdiagnosed with herpes simplex keratitis. We report on a a boy from Brazil who presented with bilateral keratitis secondary to RHS, which had earlier been misdiagnosed as herpes simplex keratitis.

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