RT Book, Section
A1 Saavedra, Arturo P.
A1 Roh, Ellen K.
A1 Mikailov, Anar
SR Print(0)
ID 1199568731
T1 Ichthyoses
T2 Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 9e
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264278015
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199568731
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  group  of  hereditary  disorders  characterized  by  an  excess  accumulation  of  cutaneous  scale,  varying  from  very  mild  and  asymptomatic  to  life  threatening.More  than  20  ichthyoses  exist;  most  are  extremely  rare  and  often  part  of  multiorgan  syndromes.  The  most  common  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.