[Netherton syndrome].

The case of a 8 years old girl, who since the delivery had suffered from a generalized, erythematous and scaling eruption of the skin is reported. She also had a sparse, short and brittle hair. Abnormalities such as trichorrhexis nodosa and pilo torti were observed. The finding of a generalized increase of the urinary aminoacids, excretion especially for Glycine and Serine, is added to this features.