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ArticlePediatric dermatology2025

Treatment of Epidermal Pathology in a Pediatric Patient With Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness (KID) Syndrome With Topical Mefenamic Acid.

Radhika Gupta, Alisa Ho, Lars Brichta, Albert C Yan

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Article in Pediatric dermatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Radhika GuptaPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8827-6137
Alisa HoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Simei, Singapore.
Lars BrichtaChemistry Rx Compounding and Specialty Pharmacy, Folcroft, Pennsylvania, USA.
Albert C YanPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8403-8780

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome is a rare genetic condition typically presenting at birth with ichthyosiform erythroderma and bilateral hearing loss and later progressing to diffuse keratodermatous plaques with scaling. The condition is associated with mutations in the GJB2 gene, which lead to aberrant activation of connexin hemichannels in keratinocytes. While no targeted treatment currently exists, a previously published in vivo study demonstrated that flufenamic acid (FFA), a nonspecific connexin inhibitor, reduces epidermal pathology in transgenic mouse models expressing the lethal GJB2 mutation. Herein, we report the case of a 5-year-old boy with KID syndrome presenting with painful, persistent scalp lesions, which responded remarkably well to topical mefenamic acid, offering a potential novel therapy for managing this challenging condition.

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DeafnessKeratitisMefenamic AcidAdministration, TopicalChild, PreschoolConnexin 26EpidermisHumansIchthyosisMaleConnexin 26GJB2 protein, humanMefenamic Acidkeratitis–ichthyosis–deafness syndromemefenamic acidnon‐steroidal

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PMID40814260
PMCPMC12854911

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