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..
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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.
![](https://ichthyp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Recurso-4-1024x607.png)
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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.
![](https://ichthyp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pez-jug.png)
![](https://ichthyp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pez-jug.png)
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.