What is ichthyosis vulgaris?

Ichthyosis is a skin condition characterized as accumulated dead, dry, scaly skin cells that thicken on the skin's surface. It is also known as fish scale disease.

How do members experience ichthyosis vulgaris?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ichthyosis vulgaris*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ichthyosis vulgaris*

Who has ichthyosis vulgaris on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 9
30s 16
40s 12
50s 10
60s 7
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 25
Female 41

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What is ichthyosis vulgaris?

Ichthyosis is a skin condition characterized as accumulated dead, dry, scaly skin cells that thicken on the skin's surface. It is also known as fish scale disease.



Common symptoms reported by people with ichthyosis vulgaris

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for ichthyosis vulgaris

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Compare treatments taken by people with ichthyosis vulgaris

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Who has ichthyosis vulgaris on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 45 say ichthyosis vulgaris is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 9
30s 16
40s 12
50s 10
60s 7
70+ 7
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 19
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 1
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 25
Female 41

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 28
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from ichthyosis vulgaris patients who have completed their condition history
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