A new variant of Vohwinkel syndrome: a case report

Abstract

Vohwinkel syndrome (mutilating and diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma) is associated with various extracutaneous features including icthyosis and deafness. Its mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant with mutation in loricrin and Connexin 26 genes. Here we report a mutilating and focal palmoplantar keratoderma in two siblings with congenital hypotrichosis and probably autosomal recessive inheritance that appears to be a new variant of Vohwinkel syndrome.