New disease category of skin disorders proposed
Autoinflammatory keratinization diseases (AIKD), a new class of skin disorders, with a genetic cause rooted in the body's innate immune system © Nagoya University A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have defined a new type of inflammatory keratinization disorder with autoinflammatory pathogenic mechanisms, which they suggest will improve diagnosis and treatment of rare skin conditions. Their recent article, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Im