Keratosis pilaris and hereditary koilonychia without monilethrix

Thai, Keng-Ee MBBS
Sinclair, Rodney D. FACD

Victoria, Australia
From the Department of Medicine (Dermatology), The University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy.

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0190-9622/2001/$35.00 + 0 16/54/116225

doi:10.1067/mjd.2001.116225

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 45(4):p 627-629, October 2001.

Keratosis pilaris is found commonly in isolation as well as associated with other conditions. We describe a family with keratosis pilaris and hereditary koilonychia, with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. These two findings have only been previously found in the context of monilethrix. The coexistence of the two disorders suggests a close association of their genetic pathogenesis. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;45:627-9.)