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Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis: a keratin 1 or 10 mutational event.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Jan 2005
Lacz Nicole L, Schwartz Robert A, Kihiczak George
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis is an unusual type of ichthyosis. This inherited keratinization disorder is characterized clinically by erythema, blistering, and peeling shortly after birth. It may resolve and be replaced with thick scaling. It can lead to life-threatening complications, such as sepsis. Histologically, there is a hyperkeratosis and vacuolar degeneration. Genetically, this is an autosomal dominant...
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