Ichthyosis vulgaris than usual to not stress the skin. It is also known to help to use bar-soap, instead of a liquid body wash. Ichthyosis vulgaris Ichthyosis vulgaris (also known as "Autosomal dominant ichthyosis," and "Ichthyosis simplex") is a skin disorder causing dry, scaly skin. It is the most common form of ichthyosis, affecting around 1 in 250 people. For this reason it is known as common ichthyosis. It is usually an autosomal dominant inherited disease (often associated with filaggrin), although a rare non-heritable version called acquired ichthyosis exists. The symptoms of the inherited form of ichthyosis vulgaris are not usually present
Ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia syndrome form, there is another type where females are partially affected and another where females have full IFAP symptoms. The gene or genes causing this disease are not known. Diagnosis is based on appearance and family history. KID syndrome or keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans have some similar symptoms and must be eliminated. Ichthyosis follicularis with alopecia and photophobia syndrome IFAP syndrome is an extremely rare genetic syndrome. It is also known as Ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia, and photophobia syndrome or simply ichthyosis follicularis. It is extremely rare: there were only 10 known cases (all male) in 1998. The main symptoms are given