Ichthyosis

Ichthyosis vulgaris is the most common type of inheritedichthyosis, affecting1 in 250-1,000 people. Signs and symptomsinclude:

• skin may appear normal at birth
• skin gradually becomes dry, rough and scaly, usually before the age of one
• the face and the bends of the elbows and knees aren't usually affected
• limbs may develop fine light-grey scales
• the skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet may have more lines than normal and be thickened
• the child often also has eczema
• symptoms are often worse when it's cold and dry and improve in warm, humid conditions this meansthey may be more noticeable in the winterthan the summer