ALLMedicine™ Harlequin Ichthyosis Center

Jun 5th, 2021 - Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is the most severe phenotype of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) represents a heterogenous group of disorders all sharing the clinical manifestation of chronic arthritis. Asso...

May 28th, 2021 - Ichthyosis is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by genetic disorders related to skin formation. They are characterized by generalized dry skin, scaling, hyperkeratosis and frequently associated with erythroderma. Among its different types, ...

Mar 22nd, 2021 - Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a rare and severe genetic skin disorder that occurs within the developing foetus. Due to the extremely poor prognosis, prenatal diagnosis becomes very important, especially for foetuses with no family history. There ar...

Aug 28th, 2020 - A neonate was born with generalised, erythrodermic, thick, fissured skin, severe ectropion, hypoplastic auricles and limb abnormalities. A clinical diagnosis of harlequin ichthyosis was made, allowing supportive therapies to be commenced promptly....

Jun 17th, 2020 - The biology of harlequin ichthyosis (HI), a devastating skin disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene ABCA12, is poorly understood, and to date, no satisfactory treatment has been developed. We sought to investigate pathomechanism...

Apr 13th, 2021 - For as many disorders of cornification and types of ichthyosis that have been shown to benefit from retinoids, a seemingly equal number have no data or show no improvement. According to a consensus statement published in the February issue of Pedi...

Feb 3rd, 2021 - Clinicians using systemic retinoids for treating ichthyosis and other disorders of cornification (DOC) in children and adolescents should aim for the lowest dose possible to balance therapeutic goals with acceptable toxicity levels, advised the au...