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Kindler syndrome

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A skin disease characterized by congenital blistering, skin atrophy, photosensitivity, skin fragility, and scaling.

Signs and symptoms

  • Acral blistering
  • Reduced epidermal kindlin-1 expression
  • Poikiloderma
  • Dermal atrophy
  • Telangiectasia of the skin
  • Gingivitis
  • Cutaneous photosensitivity
  • Oral leukoplakia
  • Dysphagia
  • Fragile skin

Also known as: hereditary acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Kindler-Weary; poikiloderma of Kindler