Thyroid Medication in Ichthyosis

Heredity in Ichthyosis

A case of advanced ichthyosis was recently admitted into the Windham Hospital. The family history as far as it could be elicited made it apparent that it was a disease of the males in the family transmitted through the females, the latter being immune. The patient's elder brother was suffering from the same disease, while his sisters were all free; his father did not suffer from it, nor his gra...

Report of a Congenital Ichthyosis

A case of congenital ichthiosis 1s presented. Histo­logic pattern and the treatment is discussed. 

Harlequin ichthyosis in two siblings.

Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare and extremely severe form of congenital ichthyosis. The affected neonates usually do not survive beyond first few days after birth, but several long-term survivals have been noted. The inheritance is thought to be autosomal recessive. It has recently been shown that the vast majority of affected individuals are homozygous for mutations in the ABCA12 gene, which ca...

Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis.

The term autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) refers to a group of rare disorders of keratinization classified as nonsyndromic forms of ichthyosis. This group was traditionally divided into lamellar ichthyosis (LI) and congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (CIE) but today it also includes harlequin ichthyosis, self-healing collodion baby, acral self-healing collodion baby, and bathi...

Hypothyroidism: optimizing medication with slow-release compounded thyroid replacement.