Korean J Dermatol.
1990 Jun;28(3):368-372.
A Case of X - linked Ichthyosis
Abstract
- We report a case of X-linked ichthyosis in a 19 year-old male patient who has been covered with brown to black colored thick scales on the lateral aspect of chest, upper abdomen and inner aspect of both extremities since one month at, birth. Histopathologic findings showed hyperkeratosis and papillomatosis with normal granular cell layers in the epidermis. On electron microscopy, multilayered keratins with increased melanosomes in the stratum corneum were noted. In his family, his cousin is also affected by the same disease.
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