Ichthyosis vulgaris occurs when your skin doesn’t shed its dead skin cells. This causes dead skin cells to accumulate in patches on the surface of your skin. It’s also known as “fish scale ...

Ichthyosis is not contagious and cannot be spread through touch or close contact. Most cases are genetic and involve over 50 genes that affect how the skin grows, sheds, and protects itself.

Mary Robinson, owner of Robinson Family Soaps and Gifts, 3249 Liberty Ave. in Vermilion, opened the shop March 1. Robinson was inspired by her husband and her son Jayden, who was bullied because ...

Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare genetic condition that causes hard, scaly patches of skin. We'll go over how to treat and manage this condition and explain why it's impact on life expectancy has ...

Lamellar ichthyosisis a condition that primarily affects the skin.People with LI typically have large, dark, flake-like scales covering most of their body. When a baby withlamellar ichthyosisborn ...

At one point, Peyton had ichthyosis covering 95% of his body. He recently participated in a phase 2 clinical trial that seems to have reduced the red scales on his body, according to mom Christina ...

Ichthyosis can negatively impact an individual’s self-esteem because of its persistent and visible nature. It can be beneficial to seek psychological counselling and participate in support groups.

Ichthyosis is a group of genetic skin diseases that cause dry, cracked, scaling skin. A woman and her son with the condition were asked to leave a flight. The condition is not contagious, but the ...