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==Overview== | |||
'''Dyskeratosis congenita''' (DKC), also called '''Zinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome''',<ref name=omim>{{OMIM|305000}}</ref><ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.</ref>{{rp|570}} is a rare progressive [[congenital disorder]] that in some ways resembles premature aging (similar to [[progeria]]). The disease mainly affects the [[integumentary system]], the organ system that protects the body from damage, with a major consequence being anomalies of the [[bone marrow]]. | |||
Revision as of 15:46, 24 July 2012
| Dyskeratosis congenita | |
| ICD-10 | Q82.8 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 757.39 |
| OMIM | 305000 |
| DiseasesDB | 30105 |
| eMedicine | derm/111 |
| MeSH | D019871 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Dyskeratosis congenita (DKC), also called Zinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome,[1][2]:570 is a rare progressive congenital disorder that in some ways resembles premature aging (similar to progeria). The disease mainly affects the integumentary system, the organ system that protects the body from damage, with a major consequence being anomalies of the bone marrow.
- ↑ Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 305000
- ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.