A Case of Acquired Ichthyosis Associated with Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Renal failure and Hypertension.
- Author:
Sang Mee SEOK
1
;
Dae Won KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Chuncheon, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Acquired ichthyosis;
Diabetes mellitus;
Chronic renal failure
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cholesterol;
Diabetes Mellitus*;
Humans;
Hypertension*;
Ichthyosis Vulgaris;
Ichthyosis*;
Kidney Failure, Chronic*;
Metabolism
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(3):407-409
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Acquired ichthyosis is a rare condition and ususually occurs in adult patients with various systemic diseases and drugs that affect cholesterol metabolism. As a rule when the underlying disease goes into remission, the ichtyosis regress. Clinically and histopathologically it is similar to ichthyosis vulgaris. We report a 43-year-old man with acquired ichthyosis, who associated with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and hypertension.
