TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 49. The Ichthyoses
A1  - Fleckman, Philip
A1  - DiGiovanna, John J.
A2  - Goldsmith, Lowell A.
A2  - Katz, Stephen I.
A2  - Gilchrest, Barbara A.
A2  - Paller, Amy S.
A2  - Leffell, David J.
A2  - Wolff, Klaus
PY  - 2012
T2  - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e
AB  - |PrintIchthyoses  at  a  GlanceA  heterogeneous  group  of  skin  diseases  characterized  by  generalized  scaling,  and  often  areas  of  thickened  skin.Most  types  are  inherited,  and  these  usually  present  at  birth.  However,  some  forms  are  acquired.Scales  may  vary  in  size,  color,  and  body  site.May  be  accompanied  by  erythema,  abnormalities  in  other  parts  of  skin  and  adnexal  structures.May  be  associated  with  systemic  findings,  such  as  failure  to  thrive,  increased  susceptibility  to  infection,  atopic  dermatitis,  neurosensory  deafness,  neurologic  and  other  disease.Pathology  is  usually  nonspecific  with  the  exception  of  epidermolytic  hyperkeratosis,  neutral  lipid  storage  disease,  Refsum  disease,  and  acquired  ichthyosis  associated  with  sarcoidosis.  
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Y2  - 2024/04/20
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