types of ichthyosis

Last reviewed 11/2023

Common types of ichthyosis include:

• vulgaris
• X - linked
• lamellar
• epidermolytic hyperkeratosis

Rare forms:

• Refsum's disease
• Sjogren - Larssen syndrome
• Rud's syndrome
• Conradi's disease
• erythrokeratoderma variabilis
• ichthyosis linearis circumflexa

Other icthyotic reactions may be present in:

• hypothyroidism
• Hodgkin's disease
• leprosy
• lymphoma
• poor diet
• malabsorption
• sarcoidosis