Carvajal syndrome

What is Carvajal syndrome?

A syndrome that is characterized by woolly hair, palmoplantar keratoderma and dilated cardiomyopathy principally affecting the left ventricle.

Other condition names

  • KWWH type II
  • Keratoderma with woolly hair type II
  • Woolly hair-palmoplantar hyperkeratosis-dilated cardiomyopathy syndrome
  • Woolly hair-palmoplantar keratoderma-dilated cardiomyopathy syndrome
  • Wooly hair-palmoplantar hyperkeratosis-dilated cardiomyopathy syndrome
  • Wooly hair-palmoplantar keratoderma-dilated cardiomyopathy syndrome

Inheritance type

Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive

Prevalence

  • Worldwide: <1 in 1,000 000

Age of Onset

  • Childhood
  • Infancy
  • Neonatal
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