A 2-year-old toddler in the U.K. has a rare skin condition that affects just one in 500,000 people. Michal Winter, of Derby, England, was born with thick “plates” of skin on his body due to a ...

Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a rare, severe genetic skin disorder caused by ABCA12 mutations, leading to defective lipid transport and loss of skin barrier function. Infants present with thick, ...

EDMONDS, Wash. — It takes about three jars of Aquaphor ointment per week to keep four-year-old Harper Foy's dry, itchy skin from splitting open every day. Harper's mom, Angie Foy, bathes her daughter ...