Korean J Dermatol.  1999 May;37(5):682-684.

Four Cases of Acquired Ichthyosis after Bone Marrow Transplant

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholoic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Acquired Ichthyosis; Bone marrow transplantation

MeSH Terms

Bone Marrow Transplantation
Bone Marrow*
Humans
Ichthyosis Vulgaris
Ichthyosis*
Immune System
Immunosuppression
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