Ichthyosis acquisita (or "acquired ichthyosis") is a disorder clinically and histologically similar to ichthyosis vulgaris .[1] :565
Associated conditions [ edit ]
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 .
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology . (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0 .
^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine . (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0 .
External links [ edit ]