It is a skin disease characterized by a thickening of the keratin (fiberous structural protein) layer in fetal human skin. In sufferers of the disease, the skin contains massive, harlequin or diamond-shaped scales, and tends to give off a reddish color. I

In addition, the eyes, ears, mouth, and other appendages may be abnormally contracted. The scaly keratin greatly limits the child's movement. Because the skin is cracked where normal skin would fold, it is easily pregnable by bacteria and other contaminan