Harlequin Ichthyosis
Harlequin Ichthyosis is rare genetic skin disorder that involves excessive skin growth. A person inflicted with this severe disease grows the same amount of skin in one day that an average person grows in two weeks. Harlequin Ichthyosis results in problems with temperature regulation,
dehydration, and the body's ability to fight infections. Only about fifty percent of infants born with the disorder survive.
Fast Facts
- Also known as Harlequin Type Ichthyosis
- Incidence: 1 in 1 million
- Survival rate: 50%
- Cause: ABCA12 gene mutation
- Infant born with hard, thick skin
- Affects 7 children in UK
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