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Clinico-epidemiological features of primary hereditary ichthyoses in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Mar 2006
Al-Zayir Ahmad A, Al-Amro Al-Alakloby Omar M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A total of 10 455 new dermatology patients were seen in the dermatology clinics of King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU), Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, between January 1990 and December 1995. We identified 71 patients with a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of specific forms of primary hereditary ichthyoses (PHI). We have reviewed the epidemiological and clinical features of these patients....
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