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"Ectodermal dysplasias are rare, with prevalence rates for many not being able to be determined 4. For ectodermal dysplasias with known prevalence rates, these range from ~3 per 100,000 for hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia to ~0.1 per 100,000 for focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz) syndrome 4."

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Acronyms
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"EEC syndrome (ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly, and clefting) 3"

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"AEC syndrome (ankyloblepharon, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip and/or palate)"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Associations"

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Oxford Comma
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"sparse hair (atrichosis or hypotrichosis) that is light in colour, coarse and excessively brittle"

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Commas
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"fingernails and toenails may be absent, thick, abnormally shaped, discoloured, ridged, slow growing, or brittle"

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There Is
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"There are four primary ectodermal dysplasia (ED) defects:"

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