Ichthyosis vulgaris is also called the fish skin disease because of the way it makes the skin look and feel. It is caused by an overgrowth of dead skin cells that create thick, dry scales on the skin.

General symptoms for each type may include: Ichthyosis vulgaris is the most common type, affecting about 1 in every 100-250 people and accounting for about 95% of ichthyosis cases. Symptoms often ...

A second patient, a 25-year-old woman, was treated for ichthyosis vulgaris and hyperkeratosis of both heels. She presented with multiple painful fissures and hyperkeratosis of the posterior heels ...