Clinical Characteristics And Etiology of Ichthyosis Vulgaris: A Review

Abstract

The skin is the most extensive organ of the human body, which fulfills multiple functions in the organism, the most important of which is protection. This can be altered by genetic, environmental or psychological factors, being a part of the body that is exposed to all kinds of situations, and being the letter of presentation of people, has been studied over time a number of diseases that affect the skin both structurally and functionally, as a result has been considered conducting this literature review. Through this article we seek to detail the cutaneous characteristics present in ichthyosis vulgaris, since it is a frequent disease within the classification of ichthyosis with manifestations and etiology that stand out at the time of diagnosing a patient, being a congenital disease and that in turn can appear within the first years of life has relevant characteristics. By means of an intensive and enriching search, a series of articles were obtained, which were filtered and studied in depth to obtain information for the present bibliographic review.