Korean J Dermatol.  2000 Mar;38(3):407-409.

A Case of Acquired Ichthyosis Associated with Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Renal failure and Hypertension

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Chuncheon, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Acquired ichthyosis is a rare condition and ususually occurs in adult patients with various systemic diseases and drugs that affect cholesterol metabolism. As a rule when the underlying disease goes into remission, the ichtyosis regress. Clinically and histopathologically it is similar to ichthyosis vulgaris. We report a 43-year-old man with acquired ichthyosis, who associated with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and hypertension.

Keyword

Acquired ichthyosis; Diabetes mellitus; Chronic renal failure

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cholesterol
Diabetes Mellitus*
Humans
Hypertension*
Ichthyosis Vulgaris
Ichthyosis*
Kidney Failure, Chronic*
Metabolism
Cholesterol
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