Ichthyosis with confetti

Definition:

Ichthyosis with confetti (IWC) is a rare and severe skin disease characterized by erythroderma, prominent scaling, and palmoplantar keratoderma. Patients develop numerous pale confetti-like white patches on red skin.

References:

[1]. B Burger, et al. Description of the natural course and clinical manifestations of ichthyosis with confetti caused by a novel KRT10 mutation. Br J Dermatol. 2012 Feb;166(2):434-9. [Content Brief]

[2]. Keith A Choate, et al. Mitotic recombination in patients with ichthyosis causes reversion of dominant mutations in KRT10. Science. 2010 Oct 1;330(6000):94-7. [Content Brief]

[3]. L D Corden, et al. Human keratin diseases: hereditary fragility of specific epithelial tissues. Exp Dermatol. 1996 Dec;5(6):297-307. [Content Brief]

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