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Peeling skin syndrome (PSS) type A is a non inflammatory form of generalized PSS, a type of ichthyosis, characterized by generalized white scaling and superficial painless peeling of the skin.
Features include always present findings: White scaling skin. 4 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Skin | 3 | Pruritus, Erythema, White scaling skin |
Phenotype severity distribution: 1 always present feature.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for peeling skin syndrome type A.
9 publications have been identified in PubMed for peeling skin syndrome type A. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (56%), Basic Science / Preclinical (22%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (11%).
Metze D (2026). [PMID: 42029647](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42029647/). *Dermatopathology (Basel)*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Higashino T (2025). [PMID: 39133571](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39133571/). *The Journal of dermatology*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Chen Y (2025). [PMID: 39377561](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39377561/). *The Journal of dermatology*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Zingkou E (2025). [PMID: 40943523](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40943523/). *International journal of molecular sciences*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Haxho F (2025). [PMID: 40387456](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40387456/). *Pediatric dermatology*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Ota VK (2025). [PMID: 40701620](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40701620/). *Clinical and experimental dermatology*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Niehues T (2024). [PMID: 39381601](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39381601/). *Allergologie select*. [Case Report / Case Series]
van der Velden JJAJ (2024). [PMID: 39072839](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39072839/). *The Journal of dermatology*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Stjernbrandt AL (2024). [PMID: 38590258](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38590258/). *Acta dermato-venereologica*. [Case Report / Case Series]