Rothmund-Thomson syndrome /rot′mo͝ond tom′son/ [August von Rothmund, Jr., German physician, 1830–1906; Mathew Sidney Thomson, English dermatologist, 1894–1969] , an autosomal-recessive syndrome, occurring principally in females, characterized by the presence of reticulated, atrophic, hyperpigmented, telangiectatic cutaneous plaques and often accompanied by juvenile cataracts; saddle nose; congenital bone defects; disturbances in the growth of hair, nails, and teeth; and hypogonadism. Also called poikiloderma congenitale.
