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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Genetic > Ectodermal Dysplasia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Skin Diseases, Genetic > Ectodermal Dysplasia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Abnormalities, Multiple > Ectodermal Dysplasia
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Abnormalities > Ectodermal Dysplasia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Skin Abnormalities > Ectodermal Dysplasia

Preferred term

Ectodermal Dysplasia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Congenital Ectodermal Defect
  • Congenital Ectodermal Defects
  • Defect, Congenital Ectodermal
  • Defects, Congenital Ectodermal
  • Ectodermal Defect, Congenital
  • Ectodermal Defects, Congenital

Scope note

  • A group of hereditary disorders involving tissues and structures derived from the embryonic ectoderm. They are characterized by the presence of abnormalities at birth and involvement of both the epidermis and skin appendages. They are generally nonprogressive and diffuse. Various forms exist, including anhidrotic and hidrotic dysplasias, FOCAL DERMAL HYPOPLASIA, and aplasia cutis congenita.

History note

  • 1965

In other languages

  • ektodermaalinen dysplasia

    Finnish

  • anhidroottinen ektodermaalinen dysplasia
  • dysplasia ectodermalis
  • dysplasia ectodermalis anhidrotica
  • dysplasia ectodermalis hypohidrotica
  • dysplasiae ectodermales
  • hypohidroottinen ektodermaalinen dysplasia
  • Ektodermal dysplasi

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004476

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