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Harlequin ichthyosis in an infant born to a father with eczema.
Journal of tropical pediatrics - 1 Apr 2015
Fatima Saba, Rafiq Ali, Majid Zain
Abstract excerpt
Harlequin ichthyosis is characterized by thickening of the layer of the skin which contains keratin. Eczema is a chronic relapsing skin disorder which is also associated with disrupted epidermal barrier. We report the case of a 6-hour-old male patient who was brought to the neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital with crusting skin lesions all over the body, presence of a severe ectropion and deranged...
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