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Rud Syndrome: Follow-up

Author: Suguru Imaeda, MD, Chief of Dermatology, Yale University Health Services; Chief of Dermatology, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine
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Updated: Nov 30, 2007

Follow-up

Further Outpatient Care

  • Neurologic follow-up care for seizure management is indicated.

Inpatient & Outpatient Medications

  • Anticonvulsants and keratolytics are the inpatient and outpatient medications.

Prognosis

  • The heterogeneity of the clinical findings in patients with Rud syndrome makes predicting the prognosis impossible. The prognosis varies depending on the type and the severity of associated findings.

Patient Education

  • Patients may seek genetic counseling as appropriate.

Miscellaneous

Medicolegal Pitfalls

  • Failure to identify and properly treat associated findings is a pitfall.
 


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References

References

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Further Reading

Keywords

ichthyosis with hypogonadism, neuroichthyosis, ichthyosis, hypogonadism, mental retardation, epilepsy, dwarfism

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Suguru Imaeda, MD, Chief of Dermatology, Yale University Health Services; Chief of Dermatology, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine
Suguru Imaeda, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, Connecticut State Medical Society, Sigma Xi, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Mark A Crowe, MD, Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Mark A Crowe, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and North American Clinical Dermatologic Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Michael J Wells, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Michael J Wells, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, and Texas Medical Association
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Managing Editor

Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, Professor and Head of Dermatology, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Pathology, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, and Sigma Xi
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CME Editor

Catherine Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University
Catherine Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
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Chief Editor

William D James, MD, Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Vice-Chair, Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and Society for Investigative Dermatology
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