Congenital Lamellar Icthyosis (Collodion Baby)

A New Born with Lamellar ichthyosis(Collodion Baby).

Ichthyosisis an infrequent clinical entity worldwide with an incidence of 1:600,000 births. It can be one of the two types: collodion baby and Harlequin fetus or malignant keratoma (most severe form). The clinical manifestations in either form are thick and hard skin with deep splits. Affected babies are born in a collodion membrane, a shiny waxy outer layer to the skin that is shed 10 - 14 day...

Congenital Icthyosis: A case report

Congenital Ichyosis is relatively uncommon disease but is the most common cause of Collodian baby. Early diagnosis is required for immediate management and prevention of fluid-electrolyte balance as well as prevention of secondary infections. Definitive diagnosis is essential for long-term management as well as counselling to the parents of affected infant if they are considering having childre...

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 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...