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Here are some important statistics before I get started:
* Garrod, in 1906, may have been the first one to diagnose
IP!
* IP is a rare genetic disorder characterized by unusual patterns of discolored skin, a type of rash.
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IP is catagorized in stages:
-- 1st stage: Lasts from Birth to about 6 months: Inflammation, redness, spiral (or
linear) patterns with small blisters (lesions, bullae, vesicles) filled with honey-colored, sticky fluid. They burst and
ooze, then crust over. The crusts fall off and redness remains. The process repeats itself numerous times.
-- 2nd
stage: The rash gradually develops with rough, warty skin growths which appear on arms, legs, and sometimes head & trunk.
Often arranged in spiral/ linear patterns. This stage usually resolves in infancy/ early childhood.
-- 3rd stage:
Three months to 2 years... Discolorations appear in odd patterns, (lighter or darker patches of skin).
-- 4th stage:
Diminished (loss of) pigmentation or atrophy in areas of previous discoloration.
* Skin abnormalities usually
disappear by adolescence/ early adulthood. There is no treatment for the skin other to keep it clean & dry to prevent
secondary infection.
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