Ichthyosis: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).

  • Other acquired ichthyosis
  • Epidermolysis bullosa (butterfly disease) – genetic skin disease in which the mechanical connection between the different layers of the skin is insufficiently developed; the result is blisters and wounds with possible scarring
  • Impetigo contagiosa (bork lichen; pus lichen) – by streptococci of serogroup A (GAS, group A streptococci) triggered highly infectious, not bound to the skin appendages (hair follicles, sweat glands), purulent infection of the skin (pyoderma).