X-linked ichthyosis presenting as erythroderma: A rare case

X-linked ichthyosis presenting as erythroderma: A rare case

X-linked ichthyosis is a rare form of dermatological disease and when it presents as erythroderma it is even rarer. History of consanguineous marriage and prolonged labor during birth of patient, generalized scaling which gets better in summer months, flexural involvement, cryptorchidism made a diag...

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Main Authors: Anirban Das, Vivek Mishra, Kaushik Shome, Arpita Sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Cryptorchidism
erythroderma
flexural involvement
prolonged labor
X-linked ichthyosis
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2015;volume=60;issue=5;spage=491;epage=493;aulast=
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Summary:X-linked ichthyosis is a rare form of dermatological disease and when it presents as erythroderma it is even rarer. History of consanguineous marriage and prolonged labor during birth of patient, generalized scaling which gets better in summer months, flexural involvement, cryptorchidism made a diagnosis of X-linked ichthyosis. We report this case because of its rarity as erythroderma.
ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611

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