epidermolytic ichthyosis

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Disease Overview

A rare keratinopathic ichthyosis (KPI), that is characterized by a blistering phenotype at birth which progressively becomes hyperkeratotic.


Synonyms

  • BCIE
  • EHK
  • EI
  • autosomal dominant epidermolytic ichthyosis
  • bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma
  • bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma of Brock
  • bullous erythroderma Ichthyosiformis congenita of Brocq
  • bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
  • bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma congenita
  • bullous ichthyosis
  • congenital bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
  • epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
  • epidermolytic ichthyosis
  • epidermolytic palmoplantar hyperkeratosis
  • ichthyosis hystrix Brocq type

OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM) has a summary of published research about this condition and includes references from the medical literature. The summary contains medical and scientific terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. OMIM is authored and edited at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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