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Ichthyosis

Background

Ichthyosis is the term used to describe persistent scaling of the skin due to an abnormality of the outermost part of the skin, the epidermis.

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Medical text written December 1997 by Professor J Harper, Consultant In Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London UK. Last updated July 2003 by Dr D Paige, Consultant in Dermatology, Royal London Hospital, London, UK.

 

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