Familial dyskeratotic comedones

Introduction

Familial dyskeratotic comedones (FDC) is a rare asymptomatic autosomal dominant condition with distinctive clinical and histopathological features. Ever since its preliminary report by Rodin et al. [1] in 1967, only a few cases have been reported in literature around the world. It is clinically characterized by scattered, hyperkeratotic comedone-like papules. [2] Histopathology shows crater-like invaginations filled with keratinous material and evidence of dyskeratosis. [3] To the best of our knowledge, only 15 patients from seven families have been reported in literature [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8] and there is no case reported from India. We report here two families from ...

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