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Acquired ichthyosis: a marker for internal disease
American Family Physician
|February 1, 1984
Abstract:
When ichthyosis occurs in adulthood, it may signify internal disease, including sarcoidosis and malignancy,--especially Hodgkin's lymphoma. Other systemic diseases associated with acquired ichthyosis are leprosy, hypothyroidism, chronic renal failure and nutritional deficiencies.