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Acrogeria, Gottron type
Other Names for this Disease
- Acrogeria
- Acrometageria
- Familial acrogeria
- Gottron syndrome
- Metageria
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Overview
Acrogeria, Gottron type is a premature aging syndrome. Characteristic signs include fragile, thin skin on the hands and feet. Other parts of the body (e.g., face, forearms, and lower legs) are variably affected.[1][2] It is generally considered to be a mild, nonprogressive, congenital form of skin atrophy due to the loss of the fatty tissue directly under the skin.[1] Other symptoms reported in individual cases include small hands and feet, prominent veins on the chest, small stature, small jaw, premature senility, premature hair greying, endocrine disturbances, and cataracts.[1][2] Currently the cause of this condition is unknown.
References
- Gottron syndrome. National Organization for Rare Disorders. http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Gottron%20Syndrome. Accessed December 13, 2010.
- Ahmad SM, Majeed I. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2003 May-Jun. http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2003;volume=69;issue=3;spage=227;epage=228;aulast=Ahmad. Accessed December 13, 2010.
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Selected Full-Text Journal Articles
Ahmad SM, Majeed I. Familial acrogeria in a brother and sister. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2003 May-Jun;69(3):227-8.
Shehzad T, Illahi N. A case of acrogeria - A rare aging syndrome. Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologist. 2008;18:235-237.
Blaszczyk M, Depaepe A, Nuytinck L, Glinska-Ferenz M, Jablonska S. Acrogeria of the Gottron type in a mother and son. Eur J Dermatol. 2000 Jan-Feb;10(1):36-40.