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erythrokeratodermia
(redirected from erythrokeratodermia variabilis)

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erythrokeratodermia /eryth·ro·ker·a·to·der·mia/ (ĕ-rith″ro-ker″ah-to-der´me-ah) a reddening and hyperkeratosis of the skin.
erythrokeratodermia varia´bilis  a rare hereditary form of ichthyosis marked by transient, migratory areas of discrete, macular erythroderma as well as fixed hyperkeratotic plaques.

erythrokeratodermia [ĕ-rith″ro-ker″ah-to-der´-me-ah]
reddening and hyperkeratosis of the skin.
erythrokeratodermia varia´bilis a rare, dominantly inherited ichthyosis characterized by circumscribed areas of erythema that undergo changes in size, shape, and distribution over a period of days, with plaques of yellow-brown scales that occur in the areas of erythema. The usual onset is at birth or in the first year of life, and the disease runs a chronic course with remissions and exacerbations.

erythrokeratodermia
a reddening and hyperkeratosis of the skin.


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