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The Epidermolytic (Acanthokeratolytic) Ichthyoses

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Just as the term “lamellar ichthyosis” no longer refers to a single entitiy, the group of epidermolytic ichthyoses today comprises at least three different diseases: bullous ichthyotic erythroderma (BIE), ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens (IBS), and ichthyosis hystrix of Curth-Macklin (IHCM). These three diseases share the essential histologic finding of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (acanthokeratolysis), and all three are inherited as autosomal dominant traits. Clinical and ultrastructural differences enable us, however, to distinguish between the three different cornification disorders (Table 25).

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    Priv. Doz. Dr. Heiko Traupe

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Traupe, H. (1989). The Epidermolytic (Acanthokeratolytic) Ichthyoses. In: The Ichthyoses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73650-6_14

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