Suspect dyskeratotic neoformations in a 7-year-old child with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome: diagnostic, surgical and wound care management

Alvise Montanari; Francesca Caroppo; Antonio Amabile; Anna Fortina Belloni; Franco Bassetto

doi:10.4081/dr.2024.9953

Authors

Alvise Montanari
alvisemontanari@yahoo.it
Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua; European Network for Rare Skin Disorders (ERN-Skin), Padua, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-9557
Francesca Caroppo European Network for Rare Skin Disorders (ERN-Skin), Padua; Pediatric Dermatology Regional Center, Department of Women's and Children's Health (SDB), University of Padua; Dermatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3583-0816
Antonio Amabile Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua; European Network for Rare Skin Disorders (ERN-Skin), Padua, Italy.
Anna Fortina Belloni European Network for Rare Skin Disorders (ERN-Skin), Padua; Pediatric Dermatology Regional Center, Department of Women's and Children's Health (SDB), University of Padua, Italy.
Franco Bassetto Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua; European Network for Rare Skin Disorders (ERN-Skin), Padua, Italy.

Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome (KID) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the triad of hyperkeratosis, ichthyosis, and congenital prelingual sensorineural deafness, with less than 100 cases described in the literature. In addition to many other extra-cutaneous manifestations, these patients are burdened by two principal increased risk factors involving the skin: the risk of developing infections and the risk of developing malignant skin tumors, especially Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Trichilemmal tumors. We present the case of a 7-year-old girl with a unique genetic variant described to date, who developed four dyskeratotic neoformations. Since the dermatoscopic examination was not sufficient to exclude malignancy, excisional and punch biopsies were used. Nonetheless, healing was challenging, with wound dehiscence and infection onset. Ad hoc wound care management resorting to negative pressure therapy and advanced medical honey-based dressings was necessary to achieve complete wound healing.

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Montanari, A., Caroppo, F., Amabile, A., Fortina Belloni, A., & Bassetto, F. (2024). Suspect dyskeratotic neoformations in a 7-year-old child with keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome: diagnostic, surgical and wound care management. Dermatology Reports, 16(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2024.9953