Late evolution of giant verruciform xanthoma in the setting of CHILD syndrome.

[child syndrome]

Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects (CHILD ) syndrome is a rare X-linked dominant disorder that is characterized by peculiar cutaneous features commonly associated with skeletal and internal organ involvement . Cutaneous verruciform xanthoma is an uncommon cutaneous manifestation of congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects syndrome . We present a case presenting with a late onset of a large verruciform xanthoma of the right foot , in addition to the more typical cutaneous features of congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects syndrome .