Hematology

Congenital Dyskeratosis: Zinsser-Engman-Cole Syndrome

Congenital dyskeratosis (Zinsser-Engman-Cole syndrome): symptoms of hereditary bone marrow failure and skin pigmentation.

Photograph of leg skin with characteristic pigmentation in congenital dyskeratosis
Photograph of leg skin with characteristic pigmentation in congenital dyskeratosis

Congenital dyskeratosis: skin pigmentation. Synonym: Zinsser-Engman-Cole syndrome. A hereditary syndrome of bone marrow failure. Aplastic anemia develops. Source: Hoffbrand - Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease 5-ed, 2019