Recently, a piece of news be published on social media Facebook and Twitter about helping children with ichthyosis for free worldwide named “Saving Ichthyosis Patients Operation 2021”. This is a ...

Harlequin ichthyosis is a severe, rare genetic disorder affecting the skin. Infants with this condition are born with thick, scale-like skin plates all over their bodies. Treatment can help manage it, ...

Ichthyosis features abnormal keratinization and resulting in scaling of the skin. Ichthyosis and pityriasis rubra pilaris are very difficult conditions for a child to deal with emotionally and ...

The researchers concluded the system will be able to have a significant impact for both clinical use and research, allow for a more accurate assessment of disease burden, and better decision making ...

Christina Fleagle's dad and uncle had red, scaly skin. When her son developed it, too, she recognized it but wasn't sure how to help him. When Christina Fleagle’s son Peyton was 18 months old, she ...

When Christina Fleagle’s son Peyton was 18 months old, she noticed red scales on his skin. Soon after, he was diagnosed with ichthyosis, a rare condition that causes red or pink dry, rough scales on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new topical isotretinoin formula was safe and efficacious in the treatment of congenital ichthyosis, according ...

Have you heard about a genetic skin disorder that causes dry, thickened, and flaky skin? This condition known as ichthyosis is derived from the Greek word for fish and presents with scales on the skin ...

A UK baby has been brutally mocked over a rare disease that causes his skin to crack and shed, but his courageous mother is pushing back against bullies. Two-year-old Michal Winter was born with ...

A woman with a rare genetic condition that causes dry, scaly skin says she was humiliated on a recent flight when the airline became concerned about her appearance and asked her and her infant son to ...

The body must have vitamin D to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. Too little vitamin D results in soft bones in children and fragile misshapen bones in adults. Vitamin D helps to control the ...

VITAMIN D deficiencies are often very nonspecific or vague and this makes the symptoms often missed. In severe deficiencies, however, the diagnosis is more easily reached and if a person has this ...