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•pathogenesis (of most) = defective epidermal proteins or lipid
•ichthys – fish from Greek

 

4 categories of ichthyoses:

1.major primary forms
•retention hyperkeratosis (spares flexures mnemonic - vulgar sex spares the flex)
•ichthyosis vulgaris
•x-linked ichthyosis

 

•hyperproliferative (involves the flexures)
•lamellar ichthyosis (collodion baby)
•congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (collodion baby)
•epidermolytic hyperkeratosis aka bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma

 

mnemonic:  makes sense because the moist flexures and the friction of the flexures get rid of the retained hyperkeratosis

 

 

2.ichthyosiform syndromes (all 3 autosomal recessive)
•Netherton’s syndrome
•Sjogren-Larsson syndrome
•trichothiodystrophy

 

3.related disorders of cornification
•pityriasis rotunda
•erythrokeratoderma
•PRP
•Darier’s disease

 

4.acquired ichthyoses
•malignancy – most commonly reported with Hodgkin’s disease
•non-malignant diseases – AIDS, malnutrition/malabsorption, CRF, Hansen's disease
•drug induced – cholesterol lowering drugs (Triparanol and nicotinic acid) (but epidermal sterol metabolism is independent of serum sterol activity)

 

 

hmtoggle_plus1Summary of Genetics:

 

Autosomal Recessive:

Autosomal Dominant:

X-linked recessive:

 

 

 

collodion baby

epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

X-linked ichthyosis

•CIE

ichthyosis vulgaris

 

•lamellar ichthyosis

Darier’s disease

 

harlequin fetus

CHILD syndrome

 

Sjogren-Larsson

 

 

Netherton syndrome

 

 

trichothiodystrophy

 

 

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