What is Ichthyosis — alopecia — eclabion — ectropion — mental retardation?
• Ichthyosis — alopecia — eclabion — ectropion — mental retardation: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by scaly skin, hair loss, mental retardation and outwardly turned eyelids and lips. Ichthyosis — alopecia — eclabion — ectropion — mental retardation is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ichthyosis — alopecia — eclabion — ectropion — mental retardation, or a subtype of Ichthyosis — alopecia — eclabion — ectropion — mental retardation, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population. Source – National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Ichthyosis — alopecia — eclabion — ectropion — mental retardation as a “rare disease”.
