1. Harlequin Ichthyosis
By: Ibrahim Touffaha

2. What is Harlequin Ichthyosis
It is a severe genetic disorder that affects the skin. Children with this disorder have very hard and thick skin that covers their body
The skin is very tight so it restricts movement and it affects the shape of the eyelids, nose, mouth, and ear.

3. Causes
This disorder is 100% genetic so you can get it throughout your life you are either born with it or not
This requires both of the parents to be a carrier of the disorder and then their child will have a ¼ chance of having this disorder

6. Treatment
They have to bath with intense scrubbing twice a day to remove all the excess skin that grows
They have to apply moisturizing cream so that there skin does not cracking

7. Cure
There is no cure for Harlequin Ichthyosis but they are working on making creams that make their skin much softer.

8. Worst Case Scenario
The worst case scenario is you will die within a few weeks of being born because the skin is cracked and the body has no protective layer to protect it from infections.

9. Facts
In the past Harlequin babies were not able to survive now with recent medical technology the babies can survive into adults under intensive medical care
1 in 300,000 births are harlequin babies
There are approximately 200 cases throughout the world

10. Sources https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/harlequin-ichthyosis