Netherton's Syndrome

January 1998 in “ The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology ”

Hiroki Onouchi, Yoshinao Muro, Yoshinari Matsumoto

TLDR A 7-year-old girl was diagnosed with Netherton's Syndrome, shown by skin and hair symptoms.

A 7-year-old girl was diagnosed with Netherton's Syndrome, characterized by arcuate, annular, and serpiginous pruritic linear scaly erythema shortly after birth. There was no consanguinity in the family history. The patient had a history of urticaria and exhibited a high IgE level of 5700 IU/l. Examination of her hair revealed bamboo hair, which supported the diagnosis.

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research Netherton's Syndrome: A Syndrome of Elevated IgE and Characteristic Skin and Hair Findings

124 citations , January 1995 in “The journal of allergy and clinical immunology/Journal of allergy and clinical immunology/The journal of allergy and clinical immunology”

Netherton's syndrome is linked to high IgE levels and unique skin and hair symptoms, and may improve with ammonium lactate lotion and allergy management.

research A Unique Case of Trichorrhexis Nodosa: Bamboo Hairs

264 citations , October 1958 in “Archives of Dermatology”

A 4-year-old girl has a rare hair condition causing fragile, short hair.