Harlequin fetus

Introduction: Harlequin fetus

Description of Harlequin fetus

Harlequin fetus (medical condition): A very rare genetic skin disorder where a newborn is covered with...more »

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Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type:
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Harlequin fetus: A newborn whose skin is covered in a thick, rough scales that are separated by red grooves. The baby is stillborn or dies within days of birth.

Harlequin fetus: A chronic, congenital ichthyosis inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Infants are usually born encased in a collodion membrane which sheds within a few weeks. Scaling is generalized and marked with grayish-brown quadrilateral scales, adherent at their centers and free at the edges. In some cases, scales are so thick that they resemble armored plate.
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Harlequin fetus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Harlequin fetus:

• Fetus
• Fetus disorder
• Autosomal
• Autosomal diseases
• Recessive
• Recessive diseases
• Form
• Collodion

Harlequin fetus: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Harlequin fetus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Harlequin fetus, or a subtype of Harlequin fetus, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Harlequin fetus as a Disease

Harlequin fetus: Another name for Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type
  »Symptoms of Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type

Harlequin fetus: Related Diseases

Harlequin fetus: Harlequin fetus is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Skin conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• Genetic conditions

Symptoms of Harlequin fetus (Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type)

Some of the symptoms of Harlequin fetus incude:

• Premature birth
• Thick skin at birth
• Breathing difficulty
• Swallowing difficulty
• Skin redness

See full list of 12 symptoms of Harlequin fetus (Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type)

Terms associated with Harlequin fetus:

Terms Similar to Harlequin fetus:

• Lamellar ichthyosis
• Collodion baby syndrome

Source: Diseases Database

• Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type
• Ichthyosis, Harlequin type
• Harlequin type ichthyosis

Source - NIH

The following terms can be used for Harlequin fetus

• congenital ichthyosis

Source: CRISP

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• OMIM - ICHTHYOSIS, LAMELLAR, 1; LI1
• eMedicine - Ichthyosis, Lamellar : Article by Theresa Conologue, DO

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