ICHTHYOSIS FETALIS

Course overview

HARLEQUIN ICHTHYOSIS (HI) IS AN EXTREMELY RARE, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE CONGENITAL DISORDER OF THE EPIDERMAL SKIN LAYER. NEONATES WITH HI HAVE A HIGH MORTALITY RATE DUE TO FULMINANT SEPSIS AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN THE NEWBORN PERIOD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HARLEQUIN ICHTHYOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.