Ichthyosis hystrix an autosomal dominant condition caused by a mutation to the GJB2 gene (the same gene affected by KID syndrome). An extremely rare disease of which only a few isolated cases are known. Ichthyosis hystrix Ichthyosis hystrix is a group of rare skin disorders in the ichthyosis family of skin disorders characterized by massive hyperkeratosis with an appearance like spiny scales. This term is also used to refer to a type of epidermal nevi with extensive bilateral distribution. The symptoms of ichthyosis hystrix Curth-Macklin are similar to epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (NPS-2 type) but there is no blistering and the hyperkeratosis is verrucous
Supernumerary body part sometimes represented as having numerous breasts. This was particularly notable in the cult of Artemis (Diana) celebrated in the ancient city of Ephesus, in modern Turkey. In Japanese mythology, the god of the sea and storms, Susanoo, is sometimes depicted as having a third arm. In Hungarian mythology, having six fingers on a hand (polydactyly) is held to be the sign of innate supernatural power (see táltos). In the Bible, Goliath has brothers who have six fingers and six toes. Supernumerary body part Supernumerary body parts are most commonly a congenital disorder involving the growth of an additional part of