Corneal sensitivity in patients with lamellar ichthyosis

Lamellar Ichthyosis with Rickets

Lamellar ichthyosis (LI) is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance. It is equally seen in both sexes and usually manifests at birth. The child presents as a collodion baby. The erythema is minimal or absent; but when present, it is maximum on the face. The scaling is generalized, accentuated on lower extremities and flexural areas. Rickets is a condition in which there is ...

Lamellar ichthyosis presenting as bilateral spontaneous corneal perforation.

INTRODUCTION Lamellar Ichthyosis is an autosomal recessive, inherited skin disorder characterized by thickening, fissuring and scaling of the skin. OBJECTIVE To report a case of lamellar icthyosis and highlight the importance of monitoring corneal health in these patients. CASE We report a rare case of bilateral spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis .The pati...

Spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis and dry eye

We report spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis. The patient presented with complaints of pain, redness, diminished vision, and discharge in her right eye for 15 days. Visual acuities were light perception in the right and 20/400 in the left eye. Cicatricial ectropion in both lower eyelids and 2 mm perforation site in the center of the right cornea were observed....

Vitamin D deficiency rickets with Lamellar ichthyosis.

Anaesthesia recommendations for patients suffering from Lamellar ichthyosis

The ichthyoses comprise a group of keratinisation disorders characterised by generalised scaling of the skin. Lamellar ichthyosis (LI) is usually manifested at birth as a collodion baby with ectropion/eclabion. Collodion membrane means encased in a tight shiny covering. It is characterised afterwards by non-bullous scaling of the whole integument with variable erythroderma. LI is a major subtyp...