Nepalese ichthyosis sufferer's life transformed by a simple tub of Vaseline
EXCLUSIVE. WARNING - VERY GRAPHIC CONTENT: Nagina, 13, from Nepal, has a severe condition that makes the skin thick and scaly. A lack of treatment had caused her to seize up. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Washington baby girl suffers horrific skin condition which causes skin to shed every 4 HOURS
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Harper Foy, from Washington, is the youngest person in the world with Harlequin Ichthyosis - a genetic condition which doctors thought would kill her. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why kid syndrome patients experience different sets of symptoms
A team researchers has compared the effects of two disease-causing mutations, potentially explaining why patients with the rare genetic disorder keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome can experience different sets of symptoms. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why KID Syndrome patients experience different sets of symptoms
(Rockefeller University Press) A team of New York-based researchers has compared the effects of two disease-causing mutations, potentially explaining why patients with the rare genetic disorder keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome can experience different sets of symptoms. The study, 'Syndromic deafness mutations at Asn 14 differentially alter open stability of Cx26 hemichannels,' will be published online June 27, 2016 in The Journal of General Physiology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 27, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Connecticut boy covered in scales must have them scraped off body twice a day to save life
Evan Fasciano, from Connecticut, was born with Harlequin Ichthyosis, a genetic disorder that leaves him at constant risk of infection, dehydration seizures and sunstroke. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ichthyosis Vulgaris
Title: Ichthyosis Vulgaris Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - January 20, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Harlequin ichthyosis sufferer says 'people ask me if I've been in a fire'
Stephanie Turner, from Wynne, Arkansas, was born with Harlequin ichthyosis, an extremely rare condition that causes the skin to grow seven times faster than normal, crack and appear tight. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother reported for child abuse over son's rare skin disease Netherton's syndrome
RJ Jackson, four, from Las Vegas, is one of only 70 people in the world who suffers Netherton's syndrome, an extreme form of the disease ichthyosis, which leaves his skin red and scaly. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boy covered in 'fish scales' due to rare skin condition
Jayden Watson, five, of Bedford, Warwickshire, was born with harlequin ichthyosis, which leaves him with persistently thick, dry, 'fish-scale' skin. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coventry woman covered in 'fish scales' lives in pain due to Harlequin Ichthyosis
Nusrit Shaheen, 30, from Coventry, is thought to be Britain's oldest survivor of Harlequin Ichthyosis, an extremely rare genetic disorder which causes the skin to grow seven times faster than normal. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman covered in 'fish scales' lives in excruciating pain due to disease which causes her skin to grow seven times faster than normal
Nusrit Shaheen, 30, from Coventry, is thought to be Britain's oldest survivor of Harlequin Ichthyosis, an extremely rare genetic disorder which causes the skin to grow seven times faster than normal. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I don't want to be the Lizard Boy': Five-year-old is covered in scales due to horrific skin condition
Five-year-old Zhasulan Korganbek, from Kazakhstan. suffers from severe ichthyosis, which causes tan and grey scales on his limbs and across his torso. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 20, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Genetics Home Reference: ichthyosis with confetti
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/ichthyosis-with-confetti (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - February 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
lamellar ichthyosis:The teenage sisters who 'shed all their skin every DAY' due to condition
Emma and Stacey Picken, from County Durham, suffer from the rare skin condition lamellar ichthyosis which means they lose an estimated four stone of skin a year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ichthyosis (“Fish-Scale skin”)
Prominent, pigmented polyangular scales on the extensor surfaces of the arms, legs, and trunk suggested recessive X-linked ichthyosis. DNA analysis demonstrated an abnormal steroid sulfatase gene, which confirmed the diagnosis. (Source: Consultant Live)
Source: Consultant Live - May 7, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
