Doctors?

**PythonPower** · May 5th, 2007, 03:39 AM

Are there any doctors / medical experts out there who visit here?

I came acroos this video and they claim the child has harlequin baby syndrome. Is this a real condition?????

http://www.filecabi.net/video/5465prod.html

**Italianangel** · May 22nd, 2007, 11:24 PM

seems like a hoax....I don't know.........

**ppsuprise** · May 22nd, 2007, 11:39 PM

man that actually gave me a uneasy feeling, but im sure its real. ive seen worse pics from mothers who would drink and use drugs while pregnant. im actually scared to do a google search to verify more info on it.

aikanaro · June 3rd, 2007, 07:16 AM

I've google for "harlequin baby syndrome", and it seems to be a very rare, but very severe genetic disorder that mainly affects the skin.

If anyone wants to know more, just follow these links (prepend the appropriate HTTP-Protocol, as I'm not (yet) allowed to post URLs):

ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=harlequinichthyosis

www.scalyskin.org/content.cfm?ContentID=99&ColumnID=14

Regards!

**tooncesthecat** · July 19th, 2007, 09:46 PM

I work as a therapist in a large hospital and I have seen this condition only once. The video is most likely real, or at least it appears to be consistent with the physical symptoms. Ditto the link above
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition%3Dharlequinichthyosis

**PythonPower** · July 20th, 2007, 02:18 AM

thanks guys!

**tidalwave** · July 20th, 2007, 08:29 AM

Wow that was an unsettling video. It seemed to be ntentionally filmed/edited to be a shock video; the way it started from behind and moved to the front. I doubt that poor infant had much of a chance.

As posted above, it's a real, usually fatal condition. The oldest known survivor is a British woman (18 yrs): http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk...harlequin.html

The condition doesn't look too unusual, certainly better than many burn victims.