A Case of Corneal Opacity in X-linked Ichthyosis Patient.

Jeong, Chan Kyoung; Hong, Jeong Su; Lee, Tae Hwan; Lee, Hae Young

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1996;37(6):1085-1089.
Published online June 1, 1996.

A Case of Corneal Opacity in X-linked Ichthyosis Patient.

Chan Kyoung Jeong, Jeong Su Hong, Tae Hwan Lee, Hae Young Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

반성유전 어린선 환자에서 발견된 각막혼탁 1예

정찬경(Chan Kyoung Jeong),홍정수(Jeong Su Hong),이태환(Tae Hwan Lee),이해영(Hae Young Lee)

Abstract

X-linked ichthyosis is a hereditary dermatosis characterized by large dark and thick scaly skin of trunk, extremities, scalp and neck. Rare manifested ocular signs include scales on lid and lashes, corneal opacity, lens opacity, and peripheral retinal granular hyperpigmentation. The authors experienced a case of diffuse punctate corneal opacities observed in the deep stroma or pre- Descemet's layer which developed in a 12-year old male patient who visited our clinic complaining symtoms of itching and dark thick scales on trunk, extremities, and scalp since at birth a.nd diagnosed as X-linked ichthyosis by clinical and histologic features.

Key Words: Corneal opacity;X-linked ichthyosis