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Ichthyosis uses color pictures and clear
explanations to teach about this skin disorder. It also gives specific products
that are beneficial for moisturizing and softening the dry, scaly skin of both
acquired and inherited ichthyosis.
Table of
contents:
Chapter 1. What is Ichthyosis?
Chapter 2. What causes Ichthyosis?
Chapter 3. What are the symptoms of Ichthyosis?
Chapter 4. What is the treatment for
Ichthyosis?
Chapter 5. What are the complications of
Ichthyosis?
Chapter 6. Ichthyosis Vulgaris
Chapter 7. Congenital Ichthyosiform
Erythroderma or Non-Bullous Ichthyosiform Erythroderma
Chapter 8. Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis Ichthyosis
or Bullous Ichthyosiform Erythroderma
Chapter 9. Lamellar Ichthyosis
Chapter 10. X-Linked Ichthyosis
Chapter 11. Acquired Ichthyosis
Book Excerpt
What is Ichthyosis?
Ichthyosis is derived from the Greek word
ichthys which means fish. It consists of a group of around 20 disorders of
keratinization which are characterized by persistently dry skin with a
fish-like scale. These disorders affect all races and occur all over the world.
The widespread dry scaling of ichthyosis can
develop either as a result of:
1. The production of new skin cells at a rate
that is faster than the body can shed (proliferative hyperkeratosis)
2. The production of new skin cells at a normal
rate but coupled with a slower than normal rate of shedding the old skin cells
(retention hyperkeratosis)
What are the Causes of Ichthyosis?
Ichthyosis can be inherited or acquired.
The inherited ichthyosis are due to genetic
mutations (changes in the genes) and include:
1. Ichthyosis vulgaris
2. Lamellar ichthyosis
3. Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
4. Congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma
5. X-linked ichthyosis
The acquired ichthyosis develop later on in
life and are associated with diseases such as of the kidney and thyroid or the
use of medications such as nicotinic acid.
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