Abstract
A case of ichthyosis vulgaris associated with tuberculoid leprosy is reported. Ichthyotic scales were markedly accentuated within the anaesthetic patches of leprosy.
The probable mechanism of the accentuation of ichthyosis by leprosy is discussed.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- KORTING G. W., RUTHER H. Ichthyosis vulgaris und akro-faciale Dysostose. Arch Klin Exp Dermatol. 1954;197(2):91–104. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- REFSUM S., SALOMONSEN L., SKATVEDT M. Heredopathia atactica polyneuritiformis in children. J Pediatr. 1949 Sep;35(3):335–343. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(49)80006-0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Raffle E. J., Rogers J. Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans. Arch Dermatol. 1969 Oct;100(4):423–428. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- SCHULZ E. J. ICHTHYOSIFORM CONDITIONS OCCURRING IN LEPROSY. Br J Dermatol. 1965 Mar;77:151–157. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1965.tb14617.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- SONNECK H. J. Uber gleichzeitiges Vorkommen von Ichthyosis und Kryptorchismus. Dermatol Wochenschr. 1952;126(28):662–667. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Wells R. S., Jennings M. C. X-linked ichthyosis and ichthyosis vulgaris. Clinical and genetic distinctions in a second series of families. JAMA. 1967 Nov 6;202(6):485–488. doi: 10.1001/jama.202.6.485. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]