When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Babies born with harlequin ichthyosis have very distinctive features, including platelike scales ...

Elizabeth Kadlecik was born with a thick ‘shell’ of hardened skin (Natalia and Martin Kadlecik) A baby girl in Slovakia has defied doctors’ expectations after she was born with an extremely rare ...

Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe genetic skin disorder characterized by thick white, brown, or dark brown patches on the skin covering a newborn's entire body. HI has a low incidence of 1 per 300 ...

Congenital ichthyosis disorders constitute a complex, genetically heterogeneous group of hereditary skin conditions marked by aberrant epidermal differentiation and impaired barrier function. These ...