Collodion baby — Infobox Disease Name = Collodion baby Caption = DiseasesDB = 30052 OMIM = 242300 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = In medicine, the term collodion baby applies to newborns who appear to have an extra layer of skin that has a … Wikipedia
Collodion — is a flammable, syrupy solution of pyroxylin (a.k.a. nitrocellulose , cellulose nitrate , flash paper , and gun cotton ) in ether and alcohol. There are two basic types; flexible and non flexible. The flexible type is often used as a surgical… … Wikipedia
collodion skin — skin resembling collodion, as in some forms of ichthyosis; see also collodion baby, under baby … Medical dictionary
baby — An infant; a newborn child. blue b. a child born cyanotic because of a congenital cardiac or pulmonary defect causing incomplete oxygenation of the blood. blueberry muffin b. an infant with … Medical dictionary
Lamellar ichthyosis — Ichthyosis lamellaris Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q80.2 OMIM 242300 DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
Congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q80.2 ICD 9 757.1 … Wikipedia
Ichthyosis — Dry, rectangular scales on the skin. Like fish scales. From the Greek ichthys meaning fish. Ichthyosis is not one but rather a group of skin disorders characterized by noninflammatory scaling of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used… … Medical dictionary
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
lamellar ichthyosis — n a rare inherited form of ichthyosis characterized by large coarse scales * * * ichthyosis lamellaris a genetically and clinically heterogeneous, autosomal recessive form of ichthyosis, in which the affected infant is born encased in a… … Medical dictionary
ichthyosis congenita — congenital ichthyosis 1. in humans, any type of ichthyosis that is present at birth. See also collodion baby, under baby, and harlequin fetus, under fetus. 2. in cattle, a lethal autosomal recessive condition in which calves are born with most… … Medical dictionary
Collodion baby, with ectropion and eversion and fissuring of the eyelid margins and lips. A shiny transparent membrane covered the infant at birth; she later developed lamellar ichthyosis.
