KWE is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. This means that the defective gene responsible for the disorder is located on an autosome (chromosome 8 is an autosome), and one copy of the defective gene is sufficient to cause the disorder when inherited from a parent who also has the disorder. KWE can begin as a spontaneous mutation, first appearing in an individual with no previous family history of the disorder. This may be due to a genetic predisposition for the disorder, possibly connected to the Oudtshoorn ancestral line.
Keratolytic winter erythema
Herpetic whitlow
Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji
Streptococcal intertrigo
Lichenoid eruption
Demodicosis
Cutaneous larva migrans
Granuloma faciale