Korean J Dermatol.
1999 May;37(5):682-684.
Four Cases of Acquired Ichthyosis after Bone Marrow Transplant
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholoic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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Acquired ichthyosis is similar to ichthyosis vulgaris clinically and histologically, but it may develop in patients with several systemic disease and secondary to multiple drugs. Acquired ichthyosis was observed in four patients who had recieved bone marrow transplantation. Immunosuppression or abnormality of the immune system after bone marrow transplants may have a role in the pathogenesis of acquired ichthyosis.