Synonyms

• Collodion Baby
• Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma
• Desquamation of Newborn
• Lamellar Ichthyosis
• Non-bullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

Resources

Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types
1364 Welsh Road G2
North Wales, PA 19454
Tel: (215)619-0670
Fax: (215)619-0780
Tel: (800)545-3286
Email: info@scalyskin.org
Internet: http://www.scalyskin.org

National Eczema Association for Science and Education
6600 SW 92nd Ave.
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97223-7195
Tel: (503)244-7404
Fax: (503)245-0626
Tel: (800)723-9166
Email: getinfo@psoriasis.org
Internet: http://www.psoriasis.org/home

National Registry for Ichthyosis and Related Disorders
University of Washington
Dermatology Department, Box 356524
1959 N.E. Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195-6524
Tel: (206)616-3179
Fax: (206)616-6793
Tel: (800)595-1265
Email: ichreg@u.washington.edu
Internet: http://www.skinregistry.org

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: 9203365333
Fax: 9203390995
Tel: 8773365333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

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Last Updated:  4/15/2008
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