Ichthyosis vulgaris is a skin condition where the skin’s surface becomes dry, thick, and scaly. Most cases of ichthyosis vulgaris are hereditary and begin in childhood. In rare instances, adults can ...

Figure 1: Clinical appearance of ichthyosis vulgaris. Blood samples were obtained with informed consent from 15 families with ichthyosis vulgaris and from normal ethnically matched controls.

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 ...

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 ...

Ichthyosis is an inherited group of skin disorders characterized by xerosis and scaling. Other common phenotypic characteristics are hyperkeratosis, keratosis pilaris, palmar, and plantar ...

Ichthyosis is a condition that causes your skin to become dry, thick, itchy, red, or cracked. Its name comes from the Greek ...

Ichthyosis vulgaris is an inherited or acquired skin condition that occurs when the skin doesn’t shed its dead skin cells. This causes dry, dead skin cells to accumulate in patches on the surface of ...