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Therapy-resistant leg ulcer in a patient with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20860557     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is a rare genodermatosis with characteristic skin changes such as atrophy, abnormal pigmentation and telengiectasias, skeletal abnormalities, short stature, juvenile cataract and predisposition to skin and bone malignancies. Data from the literature suggest that cutaneous findings of the syndrome include genetically programmed ageing changes and DNA repair abnormalities related to photosensitivity. Our patient is a 23-year-old male who presented with an unhealing ulcer for one and a half year on his left leg. Although he had received many various treatments, there had been no significant improvement during this period. We believe that this failure of healing might be to DNA repair abnormalities of fibroblasts. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported with coexistence of an unhealing ulcer without any findings of malignancy and RTS.
Authors:
Ilknur Altunay; Neslihan Fisek; Gonca Gokdemir; Damlanur Sakız; Umran Cetincelik
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  International wound journal     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1742-481X     ISO Abbreviation:  Int Wound J     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101230907     Medline TA:  Int Wound J     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  531-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© 2010 The Authors. Journal Compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and Medicalhelplines.com Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital, Veysi Paşa sok. Yucekent sit E/16, Altunizade-Istanbul, Turkey. ialtunay@gmail.com
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