Scariest Rare Diseases In The World

Harlequin Ichthyosis

Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare genetic disorder affecting newborn babies. When a child with this condition is born, their skin is formed in thick, hardened plates, and between the plates, there are deep fissures. Babies with harlequin ichthyosis have become more likely to survive in recent years, but it is a devastating diagnosis. Children with this condition have problems with dehydration as well as secondary infections. Their fissured skin does not form a barrier between their body and the outside world. Fortunately, this frightening genetic disorder happens in only one out of every 300 thousand births, and only two hundred cases have been reported.