A syndrome with nodular erythema, elongated and thickened fingers, and emaciation
Y Kitano, E Matsunaga, T Morimoto… - Archives of …, 1985 - jamanetwork.com
• A 5-year-old boy had a nodular erythema, elongated and thickened fingers, and
emaciation. His condition was a rare congenital disease inherited as an autosomal
recessive trait. Eleven cases have been previously reported in the Japanese literature. The
onset is early in childhood, and nodular erythema is an essential and initial finding. Growth
retardation and emaciation progress slowly with age. The characteristic clinical features
include large eyes, nose, lips, and ears, disproportionately long and thick fingers, and the …
emaciation. His condition was a rare congenital disease inherited as an autosomal
recessive trait. Eleven cases have been previously reported in the Japanese literature. The
onset is early in childhood, and nodular erythema is an essential and initial finding. Growth
retardation and emaciation progress slowly with age. The characteristic clinical features
include large eyes, nose, lips, and ears, disproportionately long and thick fingers, and the …