ich·thy·o·sis

(ĭk′thē-ō′sĭs)

Any of a group of chiefly genetic disorders that are characterized by dry, scaly, and often thickened skin.

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ichthyosis

(ˌɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs)

(Pathology) a congenital disease in which the skin is coarse, dry, and scaly. Also called: xeroderma Nontechnical name: fishskin disease

ichthyotic adj

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ich•thy•o•sis

(ˌɪk θiˈoʊ sɪs)

n.

a hereditary disorder of the outermost horny tissue characterized by dry, scaly skin.

ichthyosis

a dermatologie condition in which the skin resembles fish scales. — ichthyotic, adj.

ich·thy·o·sis

n. ictiosis, dermatosis congénita caracterizada por sequedad y peladura escamosa esp. de las extremidades.

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ichthyosis

n ictiosis f

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Ichthyosis vulgaris is the most common of these conditions and often presents in early childhood during the first year of life.

Ichthyosis vulgaris

Mui was born with a genetic skin condition called Harlequin ichthyosis. Abandoned by her biological parents, Mui was adopted when she was three.

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Mui was born with a rare genetic skin condition called Harlequin Ichthyosis.

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Ichthyosis is derived from the Greek word for fish, "ichthys." Ichthyosis vulgaris, the most common, often presents in early childhood during the first year of life.

Ichthyosis vulgaris

She and her son suffers from a genetic skin condition called Ichthyosis which causes dry, scaling skin that may be thickened or very thin, according to the First Skin Foundation.

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It turns out that Anna was born with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare condition that causes newborns to form thick plates of skin, according to the First Skin Foundation.

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Here, a case with ichthyosis, liver cirrhosis, cataract, keratopathy, ectropion, elevated muscle enzyme levels, minimal loss of hearing, and lipid storage in peripheral blood neutrophils is presented (1-4).

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(3) It has been reported that an abnormality in the lamellar granules (stratum corneum), which play an important role in desquamation, was the main problem in all types of ichthyosis. (2-4)

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Harlequin ichthyosis is a severe variant of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis resulting from loss-of-function mutations in the ABCA12 gene on chromosome 2q35, a transporter protein responsible for the formation and function of the lamellar granules.

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