We carried out ophthalmological examinations, and histopathological examinations of skin biopsies in 32 male patients affected by X-linked ichthyosis. We found corneal opacities in only five patients, and their presence was not related to the age of the patients. Skin histology revealed a reduction of the granular layer in nine cases, a finding previously thought to be typical of autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris
Ocular findings and skin histology in a group of patients with X-linked ichthyosis / Piccirillo, A; Auricchio, Luigi; Fabbrocini, Gabriella; Parenti, Giancarlo; Ballabio, Andrea; Delfino, Mario. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0007-0963. - STAMPA. - 119:(1988), pp. 185-188.
Ocular findings and skin histology in a group of patients with X-linked ichthyosis
AURICCHIO, LUIGI;FABBROCINI, GABRIELLA;PARENTI, GIANCARLO;BALLABIO, ANDREA;DELFINO, MARIO
1988
Abstract
We carried out ophthalmological examinations, and histopathological examinations of skin biopsies in 32 male patients affected by X-linked ichthyosis. We found corneal opacities in only five patients, and their presence was not related to the age of the patients. Skin histology revealed a reduction of the granular layer in nine cases, a finding previously thought to be typical of autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgarisI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
