Lamellar Ichthyosis Type 1 and Type 2

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Words

• ichthyosis congenita
• collodion baby
• lamellar ichthyosis, type 1 and kind 2
• non-bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (non-bullous CIE)

Condition Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion
Lamellar ichthyosis is a rare genetic skin problem. In lamellar ichthyosis, the skin cells are created at a regular rate, yet they do not separate normally at the surface of the outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) and also are not shed as swiftly as they ought to be. The result of this retention is the formation of scale.