View Harlequin Baby Born In India
Pictures. A harlequin baby was born to a young couple in lata mangeshkar hospital. Named as the harlequin baby, the female infant was born with the genetic disorder and no skin, is blind although has two red bulges in place of eyes, no ears, and an overturned eyelid.
The first such child was born in april 1750 in south carolina, us, and there are reportedly around a dozen such cases recorded in that country. The first recorded harlequin baby was born in april. The baby, born in lata mangeshkar hospital, is one of 3 lakh babies that get affected by this rare condition, and is definitely india's first.
Suffering from a rare genetic disorder that affects the skin, the baby was born with hard thick skin that covered her.
Yash banait said the incidence of harlequin ichthyosis occurs there have been only a few such recorded cases in the history of medical sciences since 1750. It is a hereditary disease and its incidence is 1in 300,000 births. The baby was born on june 11 at 12.30 am, in the lata mangeshkar medical college and hospital, with a team of four doctors including dr. The condition, known as harlequin ichthyosis, a severe genetic disorder which leaves the entire body encased in armour like thick white plates, separated by. Yash banait said the incidence of harlequin ichthyosis occurs there have been only a few such recorded cases in the history of medical sciences since 1750. 1024 x 538 jpeg 42 кб. Harlequin type ichtyosis also known as harlequin baby is a very rare severe genetic condition which causes thickening of stratum corneum of the epidermis. Do babies with harlequinn ichthyosis survive?