{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia: a case report.
{Author}: Albeik MTMN;Abdullah L;Almatroud MM;
{Journal}: Ann Med Surg (Lond)
{Volume}: 85
{Issue}: 3
{Year}: Mar 2023
暂无{DOI}: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000240
{Abstract}: Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is a rare heterogeneous genetic congenital disorder affecting at least 1 in 5000-10,000 newborns. This disorder has a wide range of clinical manifestations; it affects organs originating from the embryonic ectoderm.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We present a case of a 2-year-old boy diagnosed with HED, the boy was suffering from absence of sweating since birth, dry skin, recurrent episodes of hyperpyrexia, sparse and light-colored hair on the scalp, absent eyebrows, and delayed eruption of abnormally shaped teeth.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The are no diagnostic criteria guidelines for HED, we diagnosed the disorder by the clinical manifestations and the family history. The management of patients with HED is palliative.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This disorder needs multidisciplinary contribution to improve the general health of those patients, quality of life, and decrease morbidity and mortality.