Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (Christ-Siemans-Touraine Syndrome) in siblings

ABSTRACT

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (Christ-Siemans-Touraine Syndrome) is reported in three male siblings. The patients gave a history of repeated hospital admissions from the age of 4 months for hyperpyrexia and seizures. They were being followed up for "febrile convulsions". Since the condition is familial, each member of the family should be carefully investigated for hair, teeth and sweating abnormalities in order to detect both homozygous and heterozygous forms of the condition (AU)