THESE shocking images show a baby girl with an extremely rare condition which has left her without any skin.
The baby born in Nagpur, Maharashtra is believed to be India’s first known case of Harlequin Ichthyosis – a severe genetic disorder which leaves the entire body encased in armour-like thick white plates, separated by deep cracks.
She was born by caesarean section to a 23-year-old woman from the Indian city of Amravati at the Lata Mangeshkar Medical College and Hospital.
Paediatrician Dr Yash Banait said the poor child faces a lifetime of treatment and daily skin moisturising.
He said: “There is no cure for this disorder. All that medical science can do is try to keep the baby alive.”
