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Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects (also known as CHILD syndrome) is a genetic disorder with onset at birth seen almost exclusively in females. The disorder is related to CPDX2 and also has skin and skeletal abnormalities distinguished by a sharp midline demarcation of the ichthyosis with minimal linear or segmental contralateral involvement.The acronym was introduced in 1980.