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To the Editor: An 18-year-old 12th-grade student presented with a one-month history of an ichthyosis-like dermatosis (Figure 1), which symmetrically involved the lower limbs, elbows, and hands. Blood tests demonstrated iron-deficiency anemia and lymphoneutropenia. The patient also had an unsteady gait, urinary retention, signs of intracranial hypertension, a cerebellar syndrome, pyramidal signs in all limbs without weakness, and mental sluggishness. The results of cerebral and spinal magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were normal.

View larger version (36K):   Figure 1. Dermatologic Involvement in PDB Poisoning. Bilateral ichthyosis-like dermatosis consisting of hyperpigmented keratotic plaques is shown, with geographic borders on both legs.

 
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