Welcome to IchthyP

The project that brings together all the ichthyosis patient associations worldwide, who support patients with the rare genetic skin disease ichthyosis in the search for a cure for the disease..

Welcome to IchthyP

The project that brings together all the ichthyosis patient associations worldwide, who support patients with the rare genetic skin disease ichthyosis in the search for a cure for the disease. 

 

What is Ichthyosis?

Ichthyosis is a rare disease because it only appears in approximately 1 in 250,000 births. 

The name comes from the Greek Ichtys (meaning fish) because of the resemblance between the skin of people suffering from the disease and the scales of a fish.

What is ichthyosis?

Ichthyosis is a rare disease that only appears in approximately 1 in 250,000 births.

The name comes from the Greek Ichtys (meaning fish) because of the resemblance between the skin of people suffering from the disease and the scales of a fish.