skin disorders characterized by dryness, roughness, and scaliness, due to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum epidermis that exist at, and usually before, birth regardless of their causation; most ichthyoses are genetically determined.
Also applicable to/known as
Congenital ichthyosis
Harlequin fetus
Ichthyosiform erythroderma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 757.1