Case Report
Atypical Presentation of Sj¨ ogren-Larsson Syndrome
D. Papathemeli,
1
A. Mataftsi,
2
A. Patsatsi,
1
D. Sotiriadis,
1
M. Samouilidou,
2
S. Chondromatidou,
3
and A. Evangeliou
4
1
2ndDepartmentofDermatologyandVenereology,FacultyofMedicine,AristotleUniversityofessaloniki,PapageorgiouGeneral
Hospital, essaloniki, Greece
2
2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of essaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital,
essaloniki, Greece
3
Department of Radiology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, essaloniki, Greece
4
4th Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of essaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital,
essaloniki, Greece
Correspondence should be addressed to D. Papathemeli; dpapathem@live.com
Received 22 July 2017; Revised 14 September 2017; Accepted 27 September 2017; Published 18 October 2017
Academic Editor: Edvige Veneselli
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Sj¨ ogren-Larsson syndrome is a rare neurocutaneous disorder characterized by ichthyosis, spastic diplegia or tetraplegia, and intellectual
disability. Herein, we describe a case of a Greek patient with ichthyosis and spasticity of the legs but with normal intelligence (IQ 95). is
syndrome should be suspected when a child presents with ichthyosis and spastic diplegia or tetraplegia, even if intelligence is normal.
1.Introduction
Sj¨ ogren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is a rare neurocutaneous
disorder caused by deficient activity of fatty aldehyde de-
hydrogenase (FALDH) and is characterized by congenital
ichthyosis, spastic diplegia or tetraplegia, and intellectual
disability. is is a case of SLS with atypical presentation,
expanding the phenotypic spectrum of the syndrome.
2.Case Presentation
A 3-year-old girl of Greek descent was referred to our hospital
due to gait disturbance and undiagnosed skin lesions.
e patient presented bilateral spasticity of the legs.
Acquisition of motor skills was delayed, as she achieved
standing without support and walking at the age of 13 and
16 months, respectively. At the age of 16 months, she spoke
8–10 words. ere was no history of epileptic seizures. Upon
examination, she presented with extensive hyperkeratosis
and scaling of the skin especially on palms and soles and
hyperpigmented skin flexures (Figures 1–3). Her hair and
fingernails were normal. ere was a history of recurrent
chalazia. Her birth was at full-term (39 weeks), following
an uneventful pregnancy. She is the fourth living child of
a consanguineous couple who reported being third cousins,
all other siblings having no significant medical history.
Height (104cm), weight (16.5kg), and head circumference
(53.5 cm) were within normal age limits at presentation.
Neurological evaluation revealed spastic diplegia of lower
extremities, mild generalized increase in muscle tone, deep
tendon reflexes of the lower extremities, and positive Babinski
reflexes bilaterally. Intelligence was normal (IQ 95). Elec-
troencephalopathy, otoacoustic emission test (OAE), ab-
dominal and renal ultrasound, and X-ray of the chest and
hips appeared to be normal.
Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the
brain disclosed diffuse symmetrical high-intensity lesions in
the deep white matter of the centrum semiovale and the
frontal lobes and milder-intensity diffuse lesions in the
posterior parietal lobes and the corpus callosum, while
magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) showed moderate
increase of lipid and myoinositol levels. Other metabolites
like N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), choline (Cho), and creatine
(Cr) were within normal limits (Figures 4–6).
Fundoscopy was performed to search for signs of
metabolic retinopathy, and no abnormal features were
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Case Reports in Pediatrics
Volume 2017, Article ID 7981750, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7981750