Virus-Associated Trichodysplasia Spinulosa

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Retrieved

2021-01-23

Source

Orphanet

Trials

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Genes

BRAF, CDKN2A, EPHB2, PTPA, MAPK1, MAP2K7, TCHH, MKNK1, RTEL1

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Virus-associated trichodysplasia spinulosa is a rare infectious skin disease characterized by the development of follicular papules with keratin spicules in various parts of the body, predominantly in the face (e.g. nose, eyebrows, auricles), that is due to polyomavirus infection in immunocompromized patients.