Ichthyosis acquisita explained

Ichthyosis acquisita
Synonyms:	Acquired ichthyosis

Ichthyosis acquisita is a skin condition clinically and histologically similar to ichthyosis vulgaris.^[1]

Presentation

Associated conditions

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]

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 with leprosy, AIDS, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever.

See also

• Ichthyosis
• Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud
• List of cutaneous conditions

Notes and References

1. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. .
2. Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. .