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Nagakeerthana S, Rangaraj M, Karthikeyan K. Ichthyosis Follicularis, Alopecia, and Photophobia Syndrome. Int J Trichology. 2017;9(2):67-69doi: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_69_16.
Nagakeerthana, S., Rangaraj, M., & Karthikeyan, K. (2017). Ichthyosis Follicularis, Alopecia, and Photophobia Syndrome. International journal of trichology, 9(2), 67-69. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_69_16
Nagakeerthana, Sunder, et al. "Ichthyosis Follicularis, Alopecia, and Photophobia Syndrome." International journal of trichology vol. 9,2 (2017): 67-69. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/ijt.ijt_69_16
Nagakeerthana S, Rangaraj M, Karthikeyan K. Ichthyosis Follicularis, Alopecia, and Photophobia Syndrome. Int J Trichology. 2017 Apr-Jun;9(2):67-69. doi: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_69_16. PMID: 28839390; PMCID: PMC5551309.
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Int J Trichology. 2017 Apr-Jun;9(2):67-69. doi: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_69_16.

Ichthyosis Follicularis, Alopecia, and Photophobia Syndrome.

International journal of trichology

Sunder Nagakeerthana, Murugaiyan Rangaraj, Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan

Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.

PMID: 28839390 PMCID: PMC5551309 DOI: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_69_16

Abstract

Ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia, and photophobia (IFAP) syndrome is a rare genetic, oculocutaneous disorder. So far, about forty patients have been reported worldwide. This disorder results from mutations in the membrane-bound transcription factor protease site 2 gene that impairs cholesterol homeostasis and the ability to cope with endoplasmic reticulum stress. We report this rare case of IFAP with atypical presentation and it was interesting to note that alopecia in this child was confined to eyebrows; this unique presentation has not been described earlier. This rare oculocutaneous disorder requires proper documentation so that identification of its variants may be possible in the future.

Keywords: Alopecia; keratosis pilaris; madarosis; photophobia

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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