Harlequin type ichthyosis (WARNING: Graphic pictures)

**Dagger%u2122** · 11-12-2007, 11:47 PM

I was randomly doing some searches on google few minutes ago, and found this wierd skin disease, known as the Harlequin type ichthyosis. I was horrified by some of the pictures i saw.

Quote:

"......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. 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."

The following pictures can be quite graphic in nature.

The disease has been known since around 1750, and was first described in the diary of Rev. Oliver Hart:

Quote:

"On Thursday, April þe 5, 1750, I went to see a most deplorable object of a child, born the night before of one Mary Evans in 'Chas'town. It was surprising to all who beheld it, and I scarcely know how to describe it. The skin was dry and hard and seemed to be cracked in many places, somewhat resembling the scales of a fish. The mouth was large and round and open. It had no external nose, but two holes where the nose should have been. The eyes appeared to be lumps of coagulated blood, turned out, about the bigness of a plum, ghastly to behold. It had no external ears, but holes where the ears should be. The hands and feet appeared to be swollen, were cramped up and felt quite hard. The back part of the head was much open. It made a strange kind of noise, very low, which I cannot describe. It lived about forty-eight hours and was alive when I saw it."

--Information from Wikipedia.org

**BiBi** · 12-12-2007, 12:13 AM

so pititful. mus be in pain after coming to the world.

**Icystrike** · 12-12-2007, 12:18 AM

i think all of us are just too too too too fortunate to have a quite proper body in terms or health and a wonderful look as compared to some people our there.

i think people who think of suiciding should give them your body, maybe if they are you they can be a better person.

So let appreciate ourself and be satisfied of our look and learn to treasure the people beside you.

Thanks you for posting this it gets me motivated to work for a better me!

**mayocat** · 12-12-2007, 12:52 AM

oh my god............................................... ..

**Dagger%u2122** · 12-12-2007, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icystrike

i think all of us are just too too too too fortunate to have a quite proper body in terms or health and a wonderful look as compared to some people our there.

i think people who think of suiciding should give them your body, maybe if they are you they can be a better person.

So let appreciate ourself and be satisfied of our look and learn to treasure the people beside you.

Thanks you for posting this it gets me motivated to work for a better me!

Well said, Icystrike.

**★Yuuko☆** · 12-12-2007, 01:01 AM

i feel sooo blessed upon reading this. I always told myself tht i really appreciate how i look like. i really feel sorry for this poor little baby.. i'm not good with words but i feel the same as icystrike.

**Dagger%u2122** · 12-12-2007, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ★Yuuko☆

i feel sooo blessed upon reading this. I always told myself tht i really appreciate how i look like. i really feel sorry for this poor little baby.. i'm not good with words but i feel the same as icystrike.

Arh. I understand what you mean. Don't worry.

**dandan.** · 12-12-2007, 11:48 AM

poor baby . its so unfair luhs .
anw , someone posted a video of a baby whose suffering this type of disease before .

http://www.sgclub.com/singapore/snake_baby_22039.html

u can see , at the ending part of the video , u can hear the baby crying .
but it doesnt sound like a human , sounds more like a cat .

**Voodoo Vince** · 12-12-2007, 01:04 PM

Poor baby.

**jooleeahh** · 12-12-2007, 03:54 PM

omg. poor thing.

I got a huge shock when I saw the pics. I wasnt really expecting that. No one should suffer like tt, especially a baby..

**ahhuii91** · 12-12-2007, 09:49 PM

omg, they are so poor thing..
It look so painful and this happen to a baby.
They must being suffering a lots..

**mario3648** · 07-09-2008, 09:04 AM

OMG This is soooooo sad.

**Kaze.YonGMinG** · 07-09-2008, 12:18 PM

dun look real leh... o.....o
even on wikipedia eh...

**Kuroii** · 07-09-2008, 04:35 PM

eww! poor baby!!! >.< poor little thing!

**myc** · 08-09-2008, 12:05 AM

i got a shock too. and i dont have the courage to look at the pics again. i myself having eczema since young and still hating it. i should felt blessed that i could actually live till now and not blaming on who ever..

may god bless the parents and the babies.

**-Rokugatsu-** · 10-09-2008, 06:59 PM

omg.. looks so painful.. >.<

**zxichigoxz** · 27-09-2008, 11:25 AM

sympathize with them.

**kpop91** · 28-09-2008, 03:36 AM

oh my god. They don't have a high chance till adulthood?

**kyogre995** · 28-09-2008, 10:02 AM

omg.. very sad leh ;(

**Honeyi** · 28-09-2008, 01:07 PM

There are one or two whom survived..
Read that from Readers Digest...