Add this one to your weird diseases list.


I wont post the pics becauses some of you might be eating, so I'll just post a link (http://www.gfmer.ch/genetic_diseases_v2/gendis_detail_list.php?cat3=729). (Don't click the link if you're squeamish)


Harlequin-type ichthyosis (also harlequin ichthyosis, ichthyosis congenita, or keratosis diffusa fetalis), a skin disease, is the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis, characterized by a thickening of the keratin layer in fetal human skin. In sufferers of the disease, the skin appears as massive, diamond-shaped scales. In addition, the eyes, ears, mouth, and other appendages may be abnormally contracted. The scaly keratin greatly limits the child's movement. Because the skin is cracked where normal skin would fold, it is easily pregnable by bacteria and other contaminants, resulting in serious risk of fatal infection.





NIH.gov article: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=harlequinichthyosis

Man Survives Rare Skin-Shedding Disease Article: http://www.10news.com/health/3919722/detail.html

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_Ichthyosis

Gene isolated (perhaps): http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4337009.stm

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Yep, 2004.

Doesn't make it less interesting.

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This is delicious copypasta.