Rationale:Lepromatous leprosy can have many atypical presentations,obscuring early diagnosis.We present a case of lepromatous leprosy,presenting with atypical features,which made a diagnostic dilemma.Patient concerns:...
Importance:Keratinopathic ichthyosis(KPI)represents a group of predominantly autosomal dominant genodermatoses resulting from mutations in the KRT1,KRT2,or KRT10 genes.In KPI,the relationship between genotype and phen...
Treatment options for ichthyosis and ichthyosiform disorders are limited and often unsatisfactory.Twenty-four patients used combination creams of 2%cholesterol with 2%lovastatin,and 10%glycolic acid with 0.025% tretin...
Consanguineous marriages are the marriages between blood relatives;nevertheless,it can also be referred as unions between second cousins or closer by the geneticists.Consanguinity increases the risk of congenital anom...
Neu-Laxova syndrome (NLS) is a rare autosomal recessive and early fatal disease. It is a complex entity that includes intrauterine growth retardation, abnormal facial structure, limb and skeletal abnormalities, and ic...
In the present review, we describe the most importantaspects of the X-linked ichthyosis(XLI) and make a compilation of the some historic details of the disease. The aim of the present study is an update of the XLI. Hi...
Filaggrin (FLG) plays an important role in the epidermal barrier function, which identified in patients with ichthyosis vulgaris(IV).To study the genetics of FLG mutations in Southern Chinese patients with IV. We eval...