Collodion baby with polydactyly

Collodion Baby with TGM1 gene mutation

Collodion baby (CB) is normally diagnosed at the time of birth and refers to a newborn infant that is delivered with a lambskin-like membrane encompassing the total body surface. CB is not a specific disease entity, but is a common phenotype in conditions like harlequin ichthyosis, lamellar ichthyosis, nonbullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, and trichothiodystrophy. We report a CB tha...

Ectropion in A Case of Collodion Baby

Ectropion in A Case of Collodion Baby

We had the opportunity to manage a case of bilateral ectropion in a collodion baby. Collodion baby is a rare congenital disorder characterized by parchment like taught membrane covering the whole body. Incidence of this condition is 1 in 300,000 live births.1 A three months old collodion baby was referred to us for management of bilateral ectropion. An appropriate-forgestational-age boy was bor...

Collodion Baby: A Rare Clinical Entity.

AIM OF THE STUDY:-To report a rare case of dermatological Anomaly that came across in an outpatient department of skin-.Namely –Collodion baby. PLACE AND PERIOD OF STUDY:-In outpatient Department of Dermatology in the Hospital of Kolar Districts during the year 2007 to 2010. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A case of Collodoin baby constituted the material for the present study. This case was examined in ...

A rare case of collodion baby with ophthalmic involvement.

BACKGROUND Ichthyosis is an infrequent clinical entity worldwide (1:300,000 births). When diagnosed in a newborn, two forms can be identified: collodion baby and its most severe form, harlequin fetus or maligna keratoma. In both cases, clinical manifestations are thick and hard skin with deep splits. The splits are more prominent in the flexion areas. CASE We report a case of a 4- day-old bab...