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Ocular findings and skin histology in a group of patients with X‐linked ichthyosis
Author(s) -
PICCIRILLO A.,
AURICCHIO L.,
FABBROCINI G.,
PARENTI G.,
BALLABIO A.,
DELFINO M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1988.tb03200.x
Subject(s) - ichthyosis , histology , ichthyosis vulgaris , medicine , dermatology , dyskeratosis , pathology , hyperkeratosis , corneal opacity , congenital ichthyosis , ophthalmology , cornea , filaggrin , atopic dermatitis
SUMMARY We carried out ophthalmological examinations, and histopathological examinations of skin biopsies in 32 male patients affected by X‐linked ichthyosis. We found corneal opacities in only five patients, and their presence was not related to the age of the patients. Skin histology revealed a reduction of the granular layer in nine cases, a finding previously thought to be typical of autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris.