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Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S. C. A. Winter  and
G. J. Bates
S. C. A. Winter
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
G. J. Bates
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
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Abstract

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is a rare condition characterized by abnormalities to ectodermal derived tissues although other organs or systems are frequently involved. Patients with HED can have a number of symptoms that may lead them to present to the otolaryngologist. We present a case of a 37-year-old female with HED who initially presented with nasal obstruction but then very rapidly developed stridor due to a tracheal squamous cell carcinoma. We suggest a possible association between HED and carcinoma of the upper respiratory tract that has not previously been reported.

Keywords

Ectodermal DysplasiaCarcinoma, Squamous Cell
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 742 - 743
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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