The increased risk of sepsis occurs as a result of both the abnormal skin barrier and the associated immune defects that are only in part owing to malnutrition. [clinicalgate.com]

The association of recessive X-linked ichthyosis (RXLI) and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) has been considered to be due to a probable contiguous gene defect. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This can be observed in Kallman syndrome, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, ocular albinism type 1 (see these terms), or hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. [orpha.net]

The present study suggests that hair is a useful material for the diagnosis of RXLI. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Several male patients with recessive X-linked ichthyosis have been reported to have testicular diseases, and it is suggested that this may be related to the absence of testicular steroid sulphatase activity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]