Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
Other namesAnhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome[1]: 570 
This condition is inherited in an X-linked recessive manner.
SpecialtyMedical genetics Edit this on Wikidata

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is one of about 150 types of ectodermal dysplasia in humans. These disorders result in the development of structures including the skin where people sweat less.[2]

  1. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.