Sebaceous Carcinoma Arising at a Chronic Candidiasis Skin Lesion of a Patient with Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness (KID) Syndrome
July 2011
in “
British Journal of Dermatology
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TLDR A man with KID syndrome developed a rare cancer in a long-term skin infection.
The document described a unique case of a 30-year-old Japanese man with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome who developed sebaceous carcinoma within a chronic candidiasis skin lesion after over 10 years of treatment with oral fluconazole. The carcinoma, which appeared as a nodule on his left buttock at age 20 and later became erosive, was confirmed through histological examination. The patient exhibited typical KID syndrome symptoms and had a heterozygous genetic mutation linked to the condition. After switching to oral itraconazole therapy, there was a reduction in hyperkeratotic plaques. The case highlighted the need for careful malignancy screening in KID syndrome patients due to the unusual early onset and location of the sebaceous carcinoma.