Ichthyosis curth-macklinQ80.8

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

hyperkeratosis monstruosa; Ichthyosis hysterix Curth-Macklin; Ichthyosis hystrix gravior; Ichthyosis hystrix gravior, type Curth-Macklin; Sauriasis

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Curth and Macklin, 1954

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Very rare, autosomal dominant keratinopathic genodermatosis with pronounced hystrix-like skin alterations on the entire integument including joint bends as well as palms of hands and soles of feet. Only few cases have been described so far.

ClassificationThis section has been translated automatically.

Including the ichthyosis Curth-Macklin described here, 5 clinical variants are described, which refer to respective families (Mehta S et al. 2015):

  • Ichthyosis (hysterix) Brocq
  • Ichthyosis (hysterix) Lambert (Ichthyosis hysterix Lambert)
  • Ichthyosis (hysterix) Curth-Macklin
  • Ichthyosis (hysterix) Rheydt
  • Ichthyosis (hysterix) Baefverstedt.

EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.

The genetic defect (autosomal dominant) is located on the gene locus KRT1 12q13 (Wang WH et al. 2016).

External therapyThis section has been translated automatically.

S.u. Ichthyosis vulgaris, autosomal dominant.

Internal therapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Systemic retinoids, such as Acitretin (Neotigason). Adults: Initial 10-35 mg/day p.o., lowest possible maintenance dose after clinic with 5-10 mg/day.

Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.

The older name "Ichthyosis hysterix" was problematic in that it was a purely descriptive description of the condition of an ichthyosis with spiny black-brown hyperkeratoses, which can be observed in several ichthyoses, depending on the state of treatment.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Brusasco A et al (1994) Ichthyosis Curth-Macklin - a new sporadic case with immunohistochemical study of keratin expression. Arch Dermatol 138: 1077-1079
  2. Curth HO, Macklin MT (1954) The genetic basis of various types of ichthyosis in a family group. At J Hum Genet 6: 371-381
  3. Ishida-Yamamoto A et al (2002) Lessons from disorders of epidermal differentiation-associated keratins. Histol Histopathol 17: 331-338
  4. Mehta S et al (2015) A Sporadic Case of Ichthyosis Curth Macklin: Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease.
    Indian J Dermatol 60:522.
  5. Speaker E et al (2003) Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis and epidermolysis bullosa simplex caused by frameshift mutations altering the v2 tail domains of keratin 1 and keratin 5th J Invest Dermatol 120: 623-626
  6. Wang WH et al (2016) Ichthyosis hystrix Lambert type and Curth-Macklin type are a single entity withaffected
    (KRT1 mutation) or unaffected (KRT10 mutation) palms and soles?Eur J Dermatol 26:493-495.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer