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Ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia and photophobia (IFAP) syndrome treated with acitretin
Author(s) -
Khandpur S,
Bhat R,
Ramam M
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01318.x
Subject(s) - photophobia , ichthyosis , acitretin , medicine , dermatology , surgery , psoriasis
We describe a 3‐year‐old male patient with the ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia and photophobia (IFAP) syndrome, who developed cutaneous and ocular involvement in infancy. In addition, he had growth retardation and borderline intelligence; no other systemic involvement was found on detailed investigation. A moderate response to acitretin therapy (1 mg/kg) administered for 6 months was observed, with improvement in cutaneous features and corneal erosions and no change in alopecia or photophobia.