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Lamellar ichthyosis in Child
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Lamellar ichthyosis in Child

Contributors: Craig N. Burkhart MD, Dean Morrell MD, Lowell A. Goldsmith MD, MPH
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Synopsis

Lamellar ichthyosis is an inherited disorder, most often due to an error in the keratinocyte transglutaminase gene I, resulting in a defect in cell envelope formation and cornification. The inheritance is almost always autosomal recessive. The hallmark of the disease is a collodion membrane at birth, followed by thick plate-like scales on most of the skin surface. Collodion babies tend to be premature, having all the associated risks of prematurity.

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ICD10CM:
Q80.2 – Lamellar ichthyosis

SNOMEDCT:
205550003 – Lamellar ichthyosis

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Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls

  • Non-bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (n-CIE) is the primary differential diagnosis. In n-CIE, the scale is thinner, but erythroderma is more pronounced.
  • Sjögren-Larsson syndrome
  • Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome (neutral lipid storage disease) – Has lamellar ichthyosis at birth, myopathy, and vacuolated leukocytes.
  • Tay syndrome (see trichothiodystrophy) – Has generalized ichthyosis, intellectual disability, and a hair shaft abnormality.
  • Netherton syndrome – Presents with generalized scaling and erythroderma along with the hair shaft anomaly trichorrhexis invaginata. It is not associated with a collodion phenotype. Ichthyosis linearis circumflexa usually has a double-edge scale but is not seen before 2 years of age.

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Last Updated:01/18/2022
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Lamellar ichthyosis in Child
A medical illustration showing key findings of Lamellar ichthyosis (Child/Adult) : Widespread distribution, Ectropion, Ichthyosis
Clinical image of Lamellar ichthyosis - imageId=37020. Click to open in gallery.  caption: 'Diffuse brown ichthyotic scales on the posterior legs.'
Diffuse brown ichthyotic scales on the posterior legs.
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