Ichthyosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Ichthyosis, or a subtype of Ichthyosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Broader types of Ichthyosis:
Complications of Ichthyosis:
see complications of Ichthyosis
Causes of Ichthyosis: see causes of Ichthyosis
Cause of Ichthyosis: Often genetic causes or an underlying condition
Symptoms of Ichthyosis: see symptoms of Ichthyosis
Complications of Ichthyosis: see complications of Ichthyosis
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Ichthyosis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Ichthyosis.
Treatments for Ichthyosis:
see treatments for Ichthyosis
Research for Ichthyosis:
see research for Ichthyosis
Hospitalization statistics for Ichthyosis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Ichthyosis:
Organs and body systems related to Ichthyosis include:
Main name of condition: Ichthyosis
Other names or spellings for Ichthyosis:
Scaling skin
Source - Diseases Database
Keratosis follicularis, Darier's disease, DAR, DD (Darier's disease), Darier White Disease, KFSD, Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans cum ophiasi, Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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