MRI of a very rare hereditary ectodermal dysplasia: PIBI(D)S
A Peserico1, P A Battistella, P Bertoli
1Istituto di Clinica Dermosifilopatica, Università di Padova, Italy.
Neuroradiology
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
PIBI(D)S is a acronym for a very rare autosomal recessive syndrome consisting of photosensitivity, mild non-congenital ichthyosis, brittle cystine-deficient hair, impaired intelligence, occasionally decreased fertility and short stature. We report a 12-year-old female patient affected by PIBI(D)S with previously unreported MRI findings of central nervous system dysmyelination.
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