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A rare case of Sjogren-Larsson syndrome with recurrent pneumonia and asthma
Azita Tavasoli, Shirin Sayyahfar, Babak Behnam
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(6):276-279.   Published online June 30, 2016

Sjogren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is a rare autosomal recessive neurocutaneous disorder with worldwide incidence of 0.4 per 100,000 people. It is characterized by the triad of congenital ichthyosis, spastic diplegia or quadriplegia, and mental retardation. Herein we report a 2-year-old male child with SLS, asthma, and recurrent pneumonia. SLS was confirmed by a molecular genetics study that revealed a deletion mutation...

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