A 30-year-old member asked:
what kinds of ichthyosis can a child have?
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Dr. Jerome Litt answered
71 years experience Dermatology
ICHTHYOSIS TYPES: This means "fish skin." dry, thick, scaly, or flaky skin. The various kinds include ichthyosis vulgaris, the most common kind. Others are lamellar ichthyosis, x-linked ichthyosis, bullous ichthyosis, congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, and others. Do see a dermatologist if you think you or a family member has it.
Answered on Jan 14, 2019
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Very rare: I would bet that doctors have rarely if ever seen this.
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
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Further Research and: Gene therapy , no body know if some day some body figure a way out of this disease or other..
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