Recessive Autosomal Icthyosis
Bathing suit Ichthyosis
- Beginning: Birth (collodion baby).
- Clinical picture: Mild / Moderate.
- Non-syndromic: Does not affect other organs besides the skin.
It is a type of Congenital Autosomal Recessive Ichthyosis (ARCI), of a mild and rare type, characterized by the presence of large dark scales in specific areas of the body.
Babies are born covered in a collodion membrane.
The symptoms are a lamellar ichthyosis-like desquamation which especially affects the trunk, armpits, neck and scalp. The face and extremities are not affected by this ichthyosis.