Observations: Peeling skin syndrome is a very rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by widespread painless peeling of the skin in superficial sheets. We present a 31-year-old man with a lifelong history of continuous, spontaneous, asymptomatic generalized peeling skin. Histologically, there was epidermal separation at the level of stratum corneum, just above the stratum granulosum. The...

BACKGROUND Acral peeling skin syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis due to a missense mutation in transglutaminase 5. The skin peeling occurs at the separation of the stratum corneum from the stratum granulosum. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of two siblings who developed continuous peeling of the palms and soles from the first year of life. This peeling was more severe o...

The coexistence of neurofibromatosis with partial unilateral lentigines raises the possibility that partial unilateral lentigines could be a variant or forme fruste of segmental neurofibromatosis. Our patient had no cutaneous lesions of neurofibromatosis but had bilateral Lisch nodules in the eyes. Since Lisch nodules are characteristic of neurofibromatosis, we conclude that the partial unilate...

To cite: Bansal M, Mahajan S, Sankhwar S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210902 DESCRIPTION A 30-year-old man born of a non-consanguineous marriage presented with asymptomatic peeling of skin throughout his body, sparing palms and soles, since birth. There was no preceding history of redness or fluid-filled lesions over the affected are...

Peeling skin syndrome is a very rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by widespread painless peeling of the skin in superficial sheets. Etiology is still unknown with an autosomal recessive inheritance. Less than 100 cases have been reported in the medical literature. We present a 32-year-old man having asymptomatic peeling of skin since birth. Sheets of skin were peeling from his neck...

Peeling skin syndrome (PSS) is a very rare keratinization disorder, characterized by spontaneous exfoliation of the stratum corneum. Herein, we report a case of non-inflammatory (type A) PSS.

We present a case of 3-year-old Caucasian boy who developed monthly cyclic attacks of skin peeling of the palms and soles over 1.5 years. The skin peeling was associated with hypercalciuria. No mutation was present in TGM5 and CSTA genes, but the typical clinical picture and the biopsy from flaccid blisters on the feet confirmed the acral peeling skin syndrome (APSS). The possible associations ...