Haim–Munk syndrome
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Haim–Munk syndrome (also known as "palmoplantar keratoderma with periodontitis and arachnodactyly, acro-osteolysis and Cochin Jewish syndrome"[1]) is a skin disease caused, like Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome, by a mutation in the cathepsin C gene.[1] One of its features is thick curved finger and toenails.[2]
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Other names | Palmoplantar keratoderma with periodontitis and arachnodactyly, acro-osteolysis and Cochin Jewish Syndrome |
Specialty | Dermatology |
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It is named after Salim Haim and J. Munk,[3] who first described the disease in 1965.[4]