dictionary help| ichthyosis hystrix --> bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma | medical dictionary |
Diffusely red, eroded skin at birth, with subsequent scaling, tending to improve in later life, characterised by generalised epidermolytic hyperkeratosis and autosomal dominant inheritance.
See: epidermolytic hyperkeratosis.
Synonyms: generalised epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, ichthyismus hystrix, ichthyosis hystrix.
(05 Mar 2000)
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