PIBIDS syndrome

Overview

PIBIDS syndrome: A rare inherited skin disorder characterized by photosensitivity (P), red, dry, scaly skin (I - ichthyosis), brittle hair (B), impaired physical and mental development (I), decreased fertility (D) and short stature (S). It is the same as IBIDS syndrome but involves photosensitivity.

Symptoms

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for PIBIDS syndrome includes the 30 symptoms listed below: * Birth * Fine, dark skin scales * Retarded growth * Mental retardation * Lack of subcutaneous fat * Short hair * Brittle hair * Dysplastic nails * Congenital cataracts * Spasticity * Impaired ability to control voluntary movements * Decreased fertility * Dry scaly skin * Sulfur deficiency in hair * Sparse hair * Delayed physical development * Red skin * Prematurely aged appearance * Beaked nose * Receding chin * Protruding ears * Low birth weight * Short stature * Neurosensory deafness * Seizures * Tremors * Undescended testes * Underdeveloped female genitalia * Absence of female breast tissue * Photosensitivity

Prognosis

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Treatment

Tay-Sachs disease has no known cure. Supportive treatment includes tube feedings of nutritional supplements, suctioning and postural drainage to remove pharyngeal secretions, skin care to prevent pressure ulcers in bedridden children, and mild laxatives to relieve neurogenic constipation. Anticonvulsants usually fail to prevent seizures. Because these children need constant physical care, many parents have full-time skilled home nursing care or place them in long-term special care facilities.Teach the patient proper skin care, and suggest lubricating baths and emollients. Instruct him not to use hot water to bathe or shower.