Volume : 7, Issue : 8, August - 2018

ICHTHYOSIS HYSTRIX: A CASE SERIES

Deepthi Ravi, Jayakar Thomas

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Ichthyosis Hystrix is a keratinization disorder which is usually inherited in an autosomal dominant manner but sporadic cases may also be seen. It is an uncommon disorder and may have varied clinical presentations. It usually is characterized by hyperkeratotic scales which can either be generalized or even localised and naevoid forms are also see. We report 3 cases of Ichthyosis Hystrix having different age groups of presentation and different distribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>