HEREDITARY AND ACQUIRED ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS

Course overview

HEREDITARY AND ACQUIRED ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS ARE CUTANEOUS DISORDERS OF KERATINIZATION THAT MANIFEST CLINICALLY BY A WIDESPREAD SCALING OF THE SKIN. ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOSS OF FUNCTION FLG GENE MUTATIONS, WHICH LEADS TO A DEFECTIVE SKIN BARRIER. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HEREDITARY AND ACQUIRED ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.