An 8-Year-Old Child with Delayed Diagnosis of Netherton Syndrome

• Main Authors: Alexander K. C. Leung (Author), Benjamin Barankin (Author), Kin Fon Leong (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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We report an 8-year-old boy with Netherton syndrome who was misdiagnosed and treated as severe atopic dermatitis. The diagnosis of Netherton syndrome was not made until the child was 8 years of age. We discuss the pitfalls in the diagnosis and alert physicians to the proper and early diagnosis of th...