Itchycal for Ichthyosis Treatment

Ichthyosis is a medical term used to define a congenital skin condition that causes the epidermis to become dry and rough like fish scales.
Quick Facts

• A diverse group of various widespread skin disorders
• It is characterized by a mixture of various disorders in one disease
• Causes the skin to be thick, dry, cracked and patchy
• Varies from being mild to extremely severe
• The scales on the skin are usually like the scales of the fish
• Can have psychological impacts on the sufferer because it can get really annoying and embarrassing for the sufferer to live with this type of skin disorder
• Initially it is mistakenly believed as having dry skin where people put a lot of moisture on it to prevent moisture loss but this can worsen the skin condition and make it sever with time as initially people don’t take any preventive measures
• There are numerous types of Ichthyosis and it is very difficult to diagnose it precisely

Ichthyosis Causes
        

• Excessive buildup of protein in the skin’s upper layer
• Genetic mutation
• Dominance of autosomal pattern
• Cancer
• Thyroid diseases
• Chronic renal failure

Ichthyosis Symptoms

• Dry, scaly skin
• Tile-like, small scales, in polygon contours
• White colored scales
• Dirty gray or brown scales
• Flaky and scaly skin
• Painful cracks in palms and soles in extreme cases