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Bathing suit ichthyosis.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Trindade Felicidade, Fiadeiro Teresa, Torrelo Antonio, Hennies Hans Christian, Hausser Ingrid, Traupe Heiko
Abstract excerpt
Bathing suit ichthyosis (BSI) is a rare variant of autosomal recessive lamellar ichthyosis due to transglutaminase-1 (TGase-1) gene mutations leading to a temperature sensitive phenotype. It is characterized by dark-grey or brownish scaling restricted to the 'bathing suit' areas, whereas the extremities and central face are almost completely spared. We report a 2-year-old African girl with BSI with...
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