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Peeling skin syndrome 1. Peeling skin syndrome 1 is caused by a genetic defect in the corneodesmosin (CDSN) gene. This gene localizes to the human epidermis and other epithelia. The protein experiences a chain of cleavages during corneocyte maturation. [6] Its symptoms include short stature, abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis, scaling skin ...
Scale forms on the skin surface in various disease settings, and is the result of abnormal desquamation. In pathologic desquamation, such as that seen in X-linked ichthyosis, the stratum corneum becomes thicker (hyperkeratosis), imparting a "dry" or scaly appearance to the skin, and instead of detaching as single cells, corneocytes are shed in clusters, which forms visible scales. [2]
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Early life. Nhất Hạnh was born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo on 11 October 1926, in the ancient capital of Huế in central Vietnam. [ 13][ 7][ 14] He is 15th generation Nguyễn Đình; the poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, author of Lục Vân Tiên, was his ancestor. [ 15] His father, Nguyễn Đình Phúc, from Thành Trung village in Thừa Thiên ...
The legend of Mai An Tiêm was the ninth tale told in Lĩnh Nam chích quái, [1] a semi-fictional collection written in the fourteenth century, under the title Tây Qua Truyện ( chữ Hán: 西瓜傳; literally 'The Tale of the Western Fruit'). Mai Tiêm was an official in the Hùng King 's era. He was originally a foreign slave bought from ...
Ichthyosis (also named fish scale disease) [ 1] is a family of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin. [ 2] The more than 20 types of ichthyosis range in severity of symptoms, outward appearance, underlying genetic cause and mode of inheritance (e.g., dominant, recessive, autosomal or X-linked ). [ 3]
Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. [ 4][ 5] These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly. [ 8][ 3] Psoriasis varies in severity from small localized patches to complete body coverage. [ 3] Injury to the skin can trigger psoriatic skin changes at that ...
The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The skin has up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue guarding muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Human skin is similar to most of the other mammals ' skin, and it is very similar to pig skin. Though nearly all human skin is covered ...