exfoliative ichthyosis
Findings
No curated finding names exfoliative ichthyosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Exfoliative ichthyosis is an inherited, non-syndromic, congenital ichthyosis characterized by the infancy-onset of palmoplantar peeling of the skin (aggravated by exposure to water and by occlusion) associated with dry, scaly skin over most of the body. Pruritus and hypohidrosis may also be associated. Well-demarcated areas of denuded skin appear in moist and traumatized regions and skin biopsies reveal reduced cell-cell adhesion in the basal and suprabasal layers, prominent intercellular edema, numerous aggregates of keratin filaments in basal keratinocytes, attenuated cornified cell envelopes, and epidermal barrier impairment.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0017339), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Genes
2 genes
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: exfoliative ichthyosis
- Also called
- autosomal recessive exfoliative ichthyosisichthyosis exfoliativa