ichthyosis skin disease . It is so rare that only one in 600,000 people has it.
The disease causes her skin to harden and develop lizard-like scales all over her body. They continuously peel off, causing her a lot of pain and are susceptible to infection.
Right from birth, she had patches of skin that looked like large, brown scales.
According to medical reports, this condition appears due to genetic defects , affecting skin loss.
In Shama’s case, both parents carry the abnormal gene and will only have a 20% chance of developing normally.
The peeling disease also overloaded her body with heat as it blocked her ability to sweat. The tightening of the skin also reduces blood flow to the fingers and toes. Not only that, the Shaman’s eyes are also affected, his hand joints become stiffer, harder to bend, and he loses his hair.
also say that it is currently impossible to treat this disease, mainly using moisturizers.
Dr Anjali Mahto, and for the British Dermatological Association, previously said: “Ichthyosis is a that mainly affects the skin.”
Skin cells are normally produced at a normal rate, but regular shedding is not the result of skin flakes. At birth, newborns are protected by a membrane and are susceptible to problems with or infection.
Not long ago, MailOnline also had a report about two Indian brothers suffering from the same disease as little Shama. Sayaki Kapase, 13 years old, and her younger brother Siddhant, 11 years old, had scaly skin all over their bodies and the dry skin continued to peel off.