CHILD syndrome

CHILD syndrome
This condition is inherited in an X-linked dominant manner.
SpecialtyMedical genetics 

Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects (also known as "CHILD syndrome") is a genetic disorder with onset at birth seen almost exclusively in females.: 485  The disorder is related to CPDX2, and also has skin and skeletal abnormalities, distinguished by a sharp midline demarcation of the ichthyosis with minimal linear or segmental contralateral involvement.: 501 

The acronym was introduced in 1980.

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