Open Access<p>Validity of First-Time Diagnoses of Inherited Ichthyosis in the Danish National Patient Registry and the Danish Pathology Registry</p>
Author(s) -
Mattias Hedegaard Kristensen,
Sigrún Alba Jóhannesdóttir Schmidt,
Line Kibsgaard,
Hanne Hove,
Mette Sommerlund,
Uffe Koppelhus
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s232956
Subject(s) - medicine , danish , ichthyosis , ichthyosis vulgaris , medical diagnosis , epidemiology , population , pediatrics , medical record , genodermatosis , snomed ct , cancer registry , dermatology , pathology , environmental health , genetics , linguistics , atopic dermatitis , filaggrin , biology , gene , terminology , philosophy
Inherited ichthyosis is a monogenetic disease characterized by hyperkeratosis and scaling of the skin, with large interindividual variation in severity. It can affect quality of life for patients and their families. Population-based data on inherited ichthyosis are lacking, which hampers studies into its epidemiology.