Coexistence of Ichthyosis And Ankyloglossia Admitted to The Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic: A Rare Case Report

Year 2023, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 86 - 91, 29.08.2023

Hacı Ahmet Aydemir

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Family Medicine is a primary care service where undifferentiated patients apply and low prevalence medicine service is provided. Ichthyosis vulgaris is the most common type of ichthyosis, accounting for more than 95% of all ichthyosis cases. The prevalence of this inherited disease, which is caused by a mutation in the filagrin (FLG) gene, is between 1/250 and 1/100. Xerosis, keratosis plaris, palmar hyperlinerity are seen in the patients. Ankyloglossia, on the other hand, is a congenital anomaly that limits the normal movements of the tongue, and its incidence in society varies between 4% and 10.7%. In this case report, for the first time in the literature, the association of ankyloglossia was reported in a patient with ichthyosis. With this case, we tried to draw attention to the importance of undifferentiated case and low prevalence medicine in Family Medicine.

Keywords

Family practice, ichthyosis vulgaris, ankyloglossia, low prevalence medicine

Project Number

Yoktur.

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