Tay's syndrome (Chong Hai Tay)
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A very rare syndrome affecting both sexes and present from birth. Long list of characteristic features include trichothiodystrophy (sulphur-deficient brittle hair), growth and mental retardation, progeria-like facies caused by lack of subcutaneous fat, ichtyosiform erythroderma, dysplastic nails, spasticity, ataxia, and decreased fertility. When photosensitivity is present, the syndrome is known as PIBIDS syndrome; without photosensitivity it is referred to as the IBIDS syndrome. Tay described the disturbance in 1971 in 3 children of consanguineous parents.
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Ichtyosiform erythrodermia, hair shaft abnormalities, and mental and growth retardation. A new recessive disorder.
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The Tay syndrome (congenital ichtyois with trichothyodytrophy).
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A patient with Tay's syndrome.
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