Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2007)

Prolidase deficiency

  • Masood Qazi,
  • Bhatt Taseer,
  • Hassan Iffat,
  • Sameen Farah,
  • Majid Sabiya

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 52, no. 1
pp. 53 – 55

Abstract

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Prolidase deficiency is a rare inborn disorder of collagen metabolism characterized by chronic recurrent skin ulceration. A seven-year-old girl and her younger sibling with clinical features and laboratory criteria fulfilling the diagnosis of prolidase deficiency are presented in view of rarity of the condition.

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