Ichthyosis With Confetti: A Rare Diagnosis And Treatment Plan
July 2014
in “
BMJ case reports
”
TLDR A rare skin disorder, Ichthyosis with confetti, has no cure but treatment focuses on managing symptoms with moisturizers.
The document discusses congenital ichthyosis, a group of rare skin disorders characterized by hyperkeratotic skin that worsens around joints with age. Ichthyosis with confetti, a particularly rare form, initially presents as non-bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma with scaling, but over time, patients develop patches of healthy skin due to clonal expansion of reverted cells. This cell reversion offers potential for future treatments using revertant stem cells. Currently, the treatment focuses on symptom management with emollients, as there is no cure for ichthyosis.
