HEREDITARY ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA
Authors: Francis E. Bruno, Hugo T. Engelhardt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Case Reports1 January 1944HEREDITARY ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIAFRANCIS E. BRUNO, M.D., HUGO T. ENGELHARDT, M.D.FRANCIS E. BRUNO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HUGO T. ENGELHARDT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-1-140 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecently we have had occasion to observe a family which exhibited some of the clinical characteristics of hereditary ectodermal dysplasia. These characteristics have been described in detail by other authors.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Therefore, we wish to limit this presentation to case reports and a brief discussion of this interesting and rare anomaly. Of this family of seven children, four manifested definite evidences of this defect.CASE REPORTSCase 1. Mrs. R. D. P., aged 25, a white female, was admitted to the Department of Medicine, Hutchinson Memorial Clinic on October 24, 1941. The chief...Bibliography1. WEECH AA: Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1929, xxxvii, 766. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. MACKEEANDREWS GMGC: Congenital ectodermal defect, Arch. Dermat. and Syph., 1924, x, 673. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. EISENSTAEDT JS: Three cases of family dystrophy of the hair and nails, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1913, lx, 27. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. JACOBSEN AW: Hereditary dystrophy of the hair and nails, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1928, xc, 686. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SCHWARZ EG: Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia of the anhidrotic type, with a report of two cases, South. Med. Jr., 1935, xxviii, 606. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. DESILVA PC: Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia of the anhidrotic type, Quart. Jr. Med., 1939, viii, 97. Google Scholar7. HEBERTGARLAND JMJ: Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia of the anhidrotic type with case report, New England Jr. Med., 1934, ccx, 784. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. GORDENJORNISON WHPC: Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia of the anhidrotic type, ANN. INT. MED., 1931, v, 358. Google Scholar9. SOECKERMANN WH: Congenital ectodermal defect with report of a case, Arch. Dermat. and Syph., 1920, i, 396. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. NEUMANNCOHNBURCH CAEGE: A quantitative method for the measurement of the rate of water loss for small areas, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1941, cxxxii, 748. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. BURCHSODEMAN GEWA: To be published. Google Scholar12. THANNHAUSER SJ: Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia of the anhidrotic type, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 908. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. BARRETT AM: Hereditary occurrence of hypothyroidism with dystrophies of the nails and hair, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1919, ii, 628. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. EMERSONWALSHHOWARD KFBJE: Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, a report of two cases, ANN. INT. MED., 1941, iv, 1256. Google Scholar15. WECHSELMANNLOEWY WA: Untersuchungen, an drei blutverwandten Personen mit ektodermalen Hemmungsbildungen besonders des Hautsdrüssen-systems, Berl. klin. Wchnschr., 1911, xlviii, 1369. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, Louisiana*Received for publication June 22, 1942.From the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine of Tulane University of Louisiana and Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe effect of early dental treatment of anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasiaCase report of congenital ectodermal dysplasia and rehabilitation with denture prosthesis. IAnhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia with Anodontia: A Study of Two FamiliesCongenital Ectodermal Dysplasia 1 January 1944Volume 20, Issue 1Page: 140-144KeywordsChildrenDysplasiaHospital medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...