Ichthyosis acquisita
Ichthyosis acquisita | |
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Other names | Acquired ichthyosis |
Specialty | Dermatology ![]() |
Ichthyosis acquisita is a disorder clinically and histologically similar to ichthyosis vulgaris.[1]: 565
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The development of ichthyosis in adulthood can be a manifestation of systemic disease, and it has been described in association with malignancies, drugs, endocrine and metabolic disease, HIV, infection, and autoimmune conditions.[2]: 494
It usually is associated with people who have Hodgkin's disease but it is also occurs in people with mycosis fungoides, other malignant sarcomas, Kaposi's sarcoma and visceral carcinomas. It can occur in people suffering from leprosy, AIDS, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.[citation needed]
See also[]
- Ichthyosis
- Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud
- List of cutaneous conditions
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- Immune system disorders
- Lymphoid-related cutaneous conditions
- Cutaneous condition stubs