Familial atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis: First case report from the Indian subcontinent with pedigree analysis.

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2012-03
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Familial atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis is a very rare disorder with less than 28 cases being reported in the literature worldwide and remains a mystery both as far as genetics and the virtue of its pathogenesis is concerned. We present a case of mother and son, both having this disorder with presentations unique in terms of sites involved and try to draw a five generations pedigree chart for the same. We further support its inheritance pattern as autosomal dominant. Also, we propose oral isotretinoin as an effective treatment modality for the same.
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Autosomal dominant, familial atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis, pedigree chart
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Goyal Tarang, Varshney Anupam, Bakshi S K. Familial atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis: First case report from the Indian subcontinent with pedigree analysis. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 2012 Mar-Apr; 78(2): 182-185.