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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2025

A rare presentation of dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria in a Canadian context: A case report.

Sonia Czyz, Fatemeh Jafarian, Karen Holfeld

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sonia CzyzDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1048-6181
Fatemeh JafarianDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Karen HolfeldDivision of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK, Canada.

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Abstract

Inherited reticulate pigmentary disorders (IRPD) are a group of rare dermatologic conditions characterized by distinct reticulate patterns of hyperpigmentation and/or hypopigmentation of the skin. These conditions are considered genodermatoses caused by genetic mutations that are often inherited in affected families. IRPDs exhibit considerable phenotypic variability, ranging from having minimal or no systemic involvement to profound associations with neurocognitive, immunologic, and other organ abnormalities. Here, we discuss a rare case of dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria in an otherwise healthy 6-year-old boy. In this report, we aim to present the clinical manifestations of one subtype of reticulate pigmentary genodermatosis that, although uncommon in regions like Canada, immigration from other parts of the world, like Asia, highlights the need for awareness among Canadian physicians.

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genodermatosespathologypediatricspigmentary disorder

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PMID40756745
PMCPMC12317224

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