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Concomitant PLACK Syndrome, MYBPC3-Related Cardiomyopathy, and Nutritional Deficiency.

Kawa N, LeWitt TM, Horn KW, Pereira EM, Ganapathi M, Morel KD

Pediatric DermatologyIn the feed 15 Sep 2026, published online 15 Sep 2026, issue 2026 Sep 15, added to PubMed 15 Sep 2026

Topics: Genetic skin diseasePediatric dermatology

Abstract

PLACK syndrome is a rare genodermatosis that features peeling skin, leukonychia, acral punctal keratoses, cheilitis, and knuckle pads. We report a case of a 6-year-old female with PLACK syndrome, attributed to a homozygous variant in CAST, and concurrent dilated cardiomyopathy, explained by a heterozygous variant in MYBPC3. She also had severe protein calorie malnutrition. Although the patient's cardiomyopathy is attributable to her MYBPC3 variant, this case adds to the growing list of reports describing PLACK syndrome with coinciding cardiomyopathy and highlights a unique presentation featuring both CAST and MYBPC3 variants.

Abstract from PubMed

PMID 42742298 · DOI 10.1111/pde.70343