PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yassine Merad
AU  - Hichem Derrar
AU  - Karima Ouldsaid
AU  - Khadija Benallel
TI  - Netherton syndrome associated to <em>Candida parapsilosis</em> otomycosis
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2021-243260
DP  - 2021 Jul 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e243260
VI  - 14
IP  - 7
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/7/e243260.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/7/e243260.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2021 Jul 01; 14
AB  - A 7-year-old girl born to consanguineous parents, had recurrent erythroderma since birth; she presented with intractable pruritus, scaling, dry skin and eczematous lesions, associated to fingers and toes onychogryphosis, along with refractory otitis. The hair was sparse and brittle, the simple light microscopic examination of hair shaft revealed a pathognomonic Bamboo aspect (trichorrehxis invaginata) and ear swab culture revealed Candida parapsilosis as otitis agent. Due to the lack of genetic routine testing, children with recalcitrant erythroderma and otitis, along with hair shaft abnormalities, need to be evaluated for Netherton syndrome.