Diseases

X-Linked Ichthyosis

Chronic form of ichthyosis that is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait carried on the X-chromosome and transmitted to the male offspring. It is characterized by severe scaling, especially on the extremities, and is associated with steroid sulfatase deficiency.

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Chronic form of ichthyosis that is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait carried on the X-chromosome and transmitted to the male offspring. It is characterized by severe scaling, especially on the extremities, and is associated with steroid sulfatase deficiency.

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14 entry terms
  • Ichthyosis, Sex-Linked
  • Ichthyosis, X-Linked
  • Ichthyoses, Sex-Linked
  • Ichthyoses, X-Linked
  • Ichthyosis, Sex Linked
  • Ichthyosis, X Linked
  • Placental Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency
  • Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency
  • Steroid Sulfatase Deficiency Disease
  • Deficiencies, Steroid Sulfatase
  • Deficiency, Steroid Sulfatase
  • Steroid Sulfatase Deficiencies
  • Sulfatase Deficiencies, Steroid
  • Sulfatase Deficiency, Steroid

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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  • Ichthyosis (1966-1990)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. X-Linked Ichthyosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016114. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016114
  2. X-Linked Ichthyosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-linked_ichthyosis
  3. X-Linked Ichthyosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3804555