RESUMENCaso clínico: Mujer de 33 años con neovascularización corneal bilateral superficial y profunda y queratopatía punteada superficial de distribución difusa, queratoeritema y sordera neurosensorial, que es diagnosticada de síndrome KID. Discusión: El síndrome KID es una displasia congénita ectodérmica caracterizada por la asociación de queratitis vascularizante, lesiones cutáneas hiperqueratósicas y sordera neurosensorial. Recientemente, la deficiencia de stem cell limbares ha sido reconocida como posible factor patogenético clave.Palabras clave: Queratitis, ictiosis, sordera, conexinas, stem cell limbares. COMUNICACIÓN CORTA ABSTRACTCase report: A 33-year-old woman with superficial and deep bilateral corneal vascularization and keratoconjunctivitis sicca, keratoerythema and neurosensory deafness, was diagnosed with keratitisichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome. Discussion: KID syndrome is a congenital ectodermal dysplasia characterized by the association of vascularizing keratitis, hyperkeratotic skin lesions and sensorineural hearing loss. Recently, limbal stem cell deficiency was recognized as a possible major pathogenetic factor (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2006; 81: 225-228).
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