title: Myelodysplastic syndrome presenting as acquired ichthyosis.
abstract: Ichthyosis is a cutaneous keratinization disorder that can either be congenital or acquired. Acquired ichthyosis has been reported in association with a variety of neoplastic, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with generalized ichthyosis as the first manifestation of myelodysplastic syndrome. This is the first fully described case of such an association in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, 114 Vass. Sophias Ave. 115 27 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsochatzis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vassilopoulos
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Asvesti
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sevastos
authors.forename: Athanasios J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Archimandritis