Thappa D M, D'Souza M, Ratnakar C
Department of Dermatology and STD, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India.
J Dermatol. 1999 May;26(5):324-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03479.x.
A new case with the typical features of progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford) occurred in India. Histopathology of the skin showed atrophic epidermis and diffuse fibrosis of dermis with loss of appendages. Roentgenographic findings were characteristic of progeria. The child also had a gangrenous ulcer over the left foot, a finding not highlighted in the literature.