title: [Acquired ichthyosis-like skin disease. A challenge for diagnostic evaluation].
abstract: We report on four patients with acquired ichthyosis-like skin lesions seen in our out-patients' clinic in the last 6 years. Emphasis is placed on the case of a 25-year-old patient who suffered from mycosis fungoides with the clinical features of an acquired ichthyosis-like condition. Three further observations illustrate the broad clinical spectrum of acquired ichthyosis-like dermatoses. In these patients renal insufficiency, HIV infection or an extreme diet were the cause of the skin lesions. Our observations emphasise that an acquired ichthyosis-like condition should be regarded as a challenge to make a definite diagnosis. Guidelines for a step-by-step diagnostic procedure are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Universitätshautklinik, Münster.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kütting
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Traupe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Der erworbene Ichthyosis-ähnliche Hautzustand. Eine Herausforderung zur diagnostischen Abklärung.