What is Ichthyosis and male hypogonadism?
• Ichthyosis and male hypogonadism: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by scaly skin and insufficient hormone production by the male gonads. Ichthyosis and male hypogonadism is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ichthyosis and male hypogonadism, or a subtype of Ichthyosis and male hypogonadism, 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 and male hypogonadism as a “rare disease”.
