Catalog

Hereditary disseminated or invasive dermatophytosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Hereditary disseminated or invasive dermatophytosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/362255149

A rare hereditary disorder reported principally from Algeria in which there is an inability to mount a normal immune response to dermatophyte infection. It presents early in life with extensive infection of scalp and/or glabrous skin before proceeding to invade the dermis, lymph nodes and viscera. It is potentially fatal.