Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma - DermAtlas

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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma

Body Site

trunk axilla (armpit)

Age

6 months

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

At birth this 6 month old boy was diffusely red and scaly. Shortly afterward he developed well demarcated areas of scaling most prominent in the skin folds of the neck, axillae, and groin. The differential diagnosis would include congenital ichthyosis and erythrodermic psoriasis.

Description

diffuse erythema and scaling most prominent in the skin creases

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8/4/2004 13:15:00

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