Keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei (Ulerythema ophryogenes): a cutaneous marker in the Noonan syndrome

Abstract

Five cases are reported of Noonan''s syndrome, all of which presented keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei (ulerythema ophryogenes). This dermatosis fulfils the criteria mentioned by Noonan and Ehmke (1963) as a pointer for the investigation of cardiac anomalies, especially of the pulmonary artery.