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. 2014 Feb 12;22(11):1298–1304. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.18

Table 1. Clinical signs of siblings with RTS at clinical diagnosis and follow-up.

  II-1 II-2
Age/sex 9 years and 3 months/ F 1 year and 7 months/M
Birth weight 2.720 kg 3.400 kg
Skin changes Since 6 months sun- and heat-sensitive erythema on cheeks. Since 3 months sun- and heat-sensitive erythema on cheeks.
Poikiloderma onset 15 months with punctate atrophy and a few telangiectases. Not yet present.
Additional skin changes Café-au-lait spots progressively appearing on the trunk up to 15 at 9 years. Frequent episodes of angular cheilitis. At 9 years, atrophic, hyperpigmented scars sequelae of long-lasting insect bite reactions. At 19 months a few café-au-lait spots on abdomen.
Growth parameters At 4 years and 6 months: weight and height<3rd percentile. At 9 years: weight and height<3rd percentile. At 19 months: weight 13th percentile and height 11th percentile.
Skin annexes At 15 months: thin hair, sparse eyelashes, sparse eyebrows, normal nails and teeth. At 9 years and 3 months: normal hair, rare eyebrows only in the external third. At 19 months: thin hair, sparse eyelashes and eyebrows and normal nails. First tooth eruption at 12 months, 4 incisors at 19 months.
Bone alterations At 4 years and 6 months: osteolytic area between the third medial and the third distal femoral diaphysis. The lesion could not be detected at subsequent controls. One year retarded bone age at 8-year evaluation. Not evaluated.
Eye anomalies No No
Haematologic dysfunction No No
Tumours No No