CHILD syndrome: successful treatment of skin lesions with topical lovastatin and cholesterol lotion

Abstract: CHILD syndrome (Congenital Hemidysplasia, Ichthyosiform erythroderma, Limb Defects) is a rare X-linked dominant disease. The authors report a 2-month-old patient presenting with typical features of CHILD syndrome that was treated with a topical solution containing cholesterol and lovastati...

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Main Authors: Karina Romero Sandoval, Maria Cecília Rivitti Machado, Zilda Najjar Prado de Oliveira, Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2019-07-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962019000300341&tlng=en