The news of an unusual alien-like baby born in China has received an intensive coverage in the media recently. Ms. Li Hui-Ying, a village from Chinas Jiangxi Province, gave birth to a boy with frogs eyes. The baby also had big bumps on his head and even a small tail on his bottom. The boy does not have any eating, drinking or sleeping disorders, but his parents still try to bring him to treat in t…

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This is the ONLY original video.I got this video from a friend from the Mecca Hospital.This baby is diagnosed with a disease called Harlequin ichthyosis.Its unknown whether the baby survive the disease or not.This baby is female.The background sound is a Quran recite.
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This piece serves as a visual of my skin condition, epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, which is discussed in “And They Call Me A Freak”. For more information concerning ichthyosis you can to go scalyskin.org or ichthyosis.com. -Part of Creative Writing Portfolio 2008- Credits: Photographs of Me: Laura Watkin Photograph of Typical EHK Case: F.I.R.S.T….
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ichthyosis skin disorders dry skin scaly lamellar…

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Harlequin Icthyosis, 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 contains massive, diamond-shaped scales, and tends to give off a reddish color
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Weird ass medical condition… So rare~…

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Palavras para quê..? Words for what..?…

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Histopathology Skin–Lamellar ichthyosis…

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No es que estemos trágicos últimamente y no pongamos posts alegres, por ahí vendrá uno, pero estas son cosas de las que hay que hablar. Ichthyosis es una familia de condiciones genéticas dermatológicas no muy común pero que se ve en humanos y animales domésticos. La palabra viene del girego ιχθύωσις que significa “pez formándose”, ya que quienes sufren de esto tienen una piel esc…

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This is a serious, hereditary skin disease that causes skin to become abnormally thick and cracked, as well as eyes, ears and noses to be stunted. Because the skin is the body’s way of keeping moisture in and bacteria out, people with this disease can become dehydrated very quickly and the risk of infection is also very high. For this reason, babies born with this disease never used to survive th…

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