Response of oral acitretin in Congenital Icthyosiform Erythroderma: a case report.

Ajay Kumar; Ashish Dalal; Mayank Kaushik; Muskaan Ahlawat

Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

Response of oral acitretin in Congenital Icthyosiform Erythroderma: a case report.

Ajay Kumar, Ashish Dalal, Mayank Kaushik, Muskaan Ahlawat

Abstract :

The congenital ichthyoses are inherited disorders of keratinisation with distinctive morphological features. We report a case of congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (CIE), an uncommon autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) characterised by generalised erythroderma with greyish white scales in a one year old infant and the response to oral acitretin therapy