title: Alopecia ichthyotica. A characteristic feature of congenital ichthyosis.
abstract: Scarring patchy alopecia is a characteristic feature of various forms of congenital ichthyosis (congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma). 4 patients presenting this scalp disease are described. The hair loss is obviously a consequence of the ichthyosiform erythroderma, and therefore we propose for this type of pseudopelade the term alopecia ichthyotica.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic