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A Possible Case of Statin-Induced Ichthyosis in an Elderly Woman
Ki Dong Ko1, Kyoung Kon Kim1, Jin-Ok Baek2
1Department of Family Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
Abstract:
Ichthyosis is a heterogeneous group of hereditary or acquired skin disorders, characterized by increased stratum corneum production. Several systemic diseases and many drugs can occasionally cause acquired ichthyosis. We report a case of statin-induced ichthyosis in which the causality between statin and ichthyosis was found possible by using the Naranjo scale. A 79-year-old woman presented with pruritic skin lesions on both legs that appeared erythematous, scaly, and cracked. A clinical diagnosis of acquired ichthyosis was made and the statin was suspected as the cause. The skin lesions improved after 6 weeks of dose reduction of the statin.
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