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 ...