Chapter 17 - Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)»Other congenital malformations (Q80-Q89)»Congenital ichthyosis, unspecified (Q80.9)
Q80.9
Congenital ichthyosis, unspecified
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Ichthyosis, Lamellar5 drugs (3 approved, 2 experimental)
A chronic, congenital ichthyosis inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Infants are usually born encased in a collodion membrane which sheds within a few weeks. Scaling is generalized and marked with grayish-brown quadrilateral scales, adherent at their centers and free at the edges. In some cases, scales are so thick that they resemble armored plate.