Keratosis pilaris atrophicans faciei in Adult
Synopsis

The condition is benign and of unknown cause. It is usually diagnosed in childhood.
KPAF has been described in patients with woolly hair, Noonan syndrome, cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, and Cornelia de Lange syndrome. These patients will have additional features suggestive of these syndromes and may require work-up and genetic evaluation.
Codes
Q84.2 – Other congenital malformations of hair
SNOMEDCT:
400126005 – Ulerythema ophryogenes
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