RUD SYNDROME REVISITED: ICHTHYOSIS, MENTAL RETARDATION, EPILEPSY AND HYPOGONADISM

Abstract
Rud syndrome is a rare disorder of childhood characterized by ichthyosis, mental retardation, epilepsy and hypogonadism. The authors report a family with this autosomal recessive disorder, review the clinical and dermatopathological findings and contrast Rud syndrome with the other major neuro-ichthyosiform dermatoses.