TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - ICHTHYOSES A1 - Wolff, Klaus A1 - Johnson, Richard Allen A1 - Saavedra, Arturo P. A1 - Roh, Ellen K. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e AB - A group of hereditary disorders characterized by an excess accumulation of cutaneous scale, varying from very mild and asymptomatic to life threatening.A relatively large number of types of hereditary ichthyoses exist; most are extremely rare and often part of multiorgan syndromes. The four most common and important types are discussed here along with a brief discussion of two syndromic ichthyoses and ichthyosis affecting the newborn.Acquired ichthyosis can be a manifestation of systemic disease, malignancy, drugs, endocrine disease, autoimmune disease, and HIV as well as other infections.Support groups such as Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types (FIRST) exist. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140789199 ER -