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Ichthyosis:

Causes of Ichthyosis:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Ichthyosis. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Ichthyosis vulgaris
X-linked ichthyosis
Classic lamellar ichthyosis and congenital nonbullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
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Ichthyosis Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Ichthyosis may include:

Salicylic Acid and Propylene Glycol
Keralyt Gel
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Ichthyosis: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Ichthyosis

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Ichthyosis: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

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Causes of Ichthyosis listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Ichthyosis as a symptom include:

See full list of 52 causes of Ichthyosis
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Ichthyosis:

Any of several generalized skin disorders characterized by dryness, roughness, and scaliness, due to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum epidermis. Most are genetic, but some are acquired, developing in association with other systemic disease or genetic syndrome.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is fishlike (dry and scaly)
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Ichthyosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ichthyosis, or a subtype of Ichthyosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)

Detailed list of causes of Ichthyosis

The list below shows some of the causes of Ichthyosis mentioned in various sources:

Alopecia-contractures-dwarfism-mental retardation - ichthyosis
Atopic dermatitis
Baraitser burn fixen syndrome - ichthyosis
Bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
Chanarin-Dorfman disease
Chondrodysplasia punctata with steroid sulfatase deficiency - ichthyosis
Classic lamellar ichthyosis and congenital nonbullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1M - ichthyosis
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How Common are these Causes of Ichthyosis?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Ichthyosis. Of the 52 causes of Ichthyosis that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

0 causes are "very common" diseases
0 causes are "common" diseases
0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
0 causes are "rare" diseases
2 causes are "very rare" diseases
51 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 52 causes of Ichthyosis

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Ichthyosis:

The following list of conditions have 'Ichthyosis' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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A

Alopecia-contractures-dwarfism-mental retardation ... ichthyosis

B

Baraitser burn fixen syndrome ... ichthyosis

C

Chondrodysplasia punctata with steroid sulfatase deficiency ... ichthyosis
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1M ... ichthyosis
Conradi-Hunermann syndrome ... ichthyosis
Conradi-Hünermann Syndrome ... Ichthyosis

D

Del (2) (q37.1-qter) and dup (14) (q31.2-qter) ... ichthyosis

G

Gaucher disease -- perinatal lethal form ... ichthyosis

I

Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Corneal Involvement and Deafness Syndrome ... ichthyosis
Ichthyosis congenital -- biliary atresia ... ichthyosis
Ichthyosis mental retardation asymptomatic spasticity ... ichthyosis
Ichthyosis mental retardation dwarfism renal impairment ... ichthyosis

K

Keratitis Ichthyosis Deafness Syndrome ... ichthyosis
Koone-Rizzo-Elias syndrome ... ichthyosis

N

Neu-Laxova Syndrome ... ichthyosis

P

Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease ... ichthyosis

R

Rayner-Lampert-Rennert syndrome ... ichthyosis
Refsum Disease ... ichthyosis
Ruzicka-Goerz-Anton syndrome ... ichthyosis

S

Senter syndrome ... ichthyosis
SIBIDS syndrome ... ichthyosis
Sjogren-Larsson-like syndrome ... ichthyosis

Z

Zellweger-like syndrome, without peroxisomal anomalies ... ichthyosis

Conditions listing medical complications: Ichthyosis:

The following list of medical conditions have Ichthyosis or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.