“…In combination with characteristic features, routine histology can give an important clue for IV 213,214 or EI. 52,61,62,215,216 However, one should consider that a reduced or absent SG suggestive for IV can also be seen in acquired ichthyosis, NS, Refsum syndrome, TTDs, or Conradi-Hünermann-Happle syndrome. Hair mounts can demonstrate bamboo hairs (trichorrhexis invaginata) in NS 123 ; although not invariably present, bamboo hairs are pathognomonic of this disorder.…”