Birth Defects: harlequin ichthyosis

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

Alright ponies I've been interested in some very weird topics lately.

One of them is birth defects.

I might post a series of these if people find this interesting.

 

There are many different birth defect out there.

Some are VERY severe and some not so much.

The one for today is a symptom called "harlequin ichthyosis.

This is a rare skin disease.

It can be very lethal and painful for the baby who has it.

The disease makes it so the new born has thick and hard skin when it is born.

It can get really bad though.

One baby I saw on YouTube (I won't post the video cause I'd get yelled at by a moderator [it's bad]) had yellow bloody skin and a swollen mouth.

After seeing that I was shocked for life.

 

There are others though who don't have it that bad and are able to go on with their lives.

This video I believe I can show you.

This woman was born with the disease, but since she didn't have it as bad, she was able to press through and move on with her life.

 

 

Your thoughts on this birth defect?

Edited April 16, 2014 by Psyco Dash

[SwigglySwiggly 358]

It happens to people, I have a defect called funnel chest (a minor form of it).

We have to live with whatever your born with, we also have to accept those who have defects. The day we were born, defect or not, we are given a body and we will have to live with it for the rest of our lives. We should promote "Science" to look into defects and maybe prevent them in the future.

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

It happens to people, I have a defect called funnel chest (a minor form of it).

We have to live with whatever your born with, we also have to accept those who have defects. The day we were born, defect or not, we are given a body and we will have to live with it for the rest of our lives. We should promote "Science" to look into defects and maybe prevent them in the future.

Hmm... funnel chest.

I honestly haven't heard of that one yet.

[Sigma 768]

I'm a high-functioning autistic, but it's not something I struggle with since it's so minor. I've grown to accept the fact that I'm the awkward guy in the crowd that many people don't notice.

 

This probably isn't something acquired at birth, but discalculia is something I take minor interest in.

[bailey2 114]

 

 

I'm a high-functioning autistic, but it's not something I struggle with since it's so minor.

 

I have Aspergers so I understand what you mean, It's enough to stop you from making a few friendships but not enough to stop you from living life.

 

Apart from that, I also had huge ears when I was younger and needed an operation to correct it.  

[Hive King 1,998]

I think it looks cool. They look like Reptile. On the other hand, I can't say they look pretty or cute. Look up the initial stage, it is freaky

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

I think it looks cool. They look like Reptile. On the other hand, I can't say they look pretty or cute. Look up the initial stage, it is freaky

It can get REALLY REALLY bad though.

Trust me.

The pictures and videos I've seen... *pukes*.

If the baby has it bad enough it will die in like the first couple days.

Edited April 16, 2014 by Psyco Dash

[BastementSparkle 20,312]

Ouch, that's got to be unpleasant. I've had 3 surgeries done on my stomach, the first one was when I was a baby my stomach just wasn't working properly. The second time was two years ago, according to doctors it somehow managed to tie itself into a knot, I should have been in constant pain for months but I didn't feel a thing. I only started feeling pain just a few days beforehand. I ended up having to go back a year later because of some problem with scar tissue and they had to operate again.

 

 I've had pretty bad stomach aches my whole life, and every time we went to the doctor's they would just say I was constipated, almost every doctor I have ever had has said that, even before the original surgery, when my mom told them what was happening when I was a baby the doctor's told her she was overfeeding me. If she hadn't of forced them to check again who knows what would have happened.

[caramba2654 601]

I don't think I have a birth defect, but my mom has a scar on her leg since the day she was born, aka birth mark.

[Guest]

I mean, they can't help... just like no one can help disabilities so idk what to say... I wouldn't want it and I think I'm extremely lucky to not have any or any disorders as well.

[RainbowPastel 185]

I'm a high-functioning autistic, but it's not something I struggle with since it's so minor. I've grown to accept the fact that I'm the awkward guy in the crowd that many people don't notice.

I have PDD so I'm really shy to pple until I warm up to them after a while if they accept me into their group. To me it's obvious that I'm different amongst others when they look at me like and they talk to me slowly and nicely like I don't understand them.

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

I have PDD so I'm really shy to pple until I warm up to them after a while if they accept me into their group. To me it's obvious that I'm different amongst others when they look at me like and they talk to me slowly and nicely like I don't understand them.

I have a very mild case of autism and even then people seem to treat me differently.

Like I would be treated like everyone else until word got out that I was a little bit autistic and all of a sudden I'm treated as a "special" individual.

[Sigma 768]

I have PDD so I'm really shy to pple until I warm up to them after a while if they accept me into their group. To me it's obvious that I'm different amongst others when they look at me like and they talk to me slowly and nicely like I don't understand them.

 

Having people talk to me slowly? I never had that happen to me before. Most people I've come across think I'm a genius because I use above-average vocabulary while talking. I don't do it to show off, and I'm hesitant to say that it comes to me naturally. My thoughts get scrambled when somebody talks to me, and I usually respond with the first (mostly) grammar-correct words I can think of that fits with what I'm trying to say. Sometimes, I can't think of the right thing to say, my mind goes blank, and I end up having a long awkward pause while in the middle of a conversation; when usually the word is just something simple like 'concrete'.

 

Yea, I can't say I know what it's like; and if you're like me, then you're most likely not out to get sympathy. I'll just end this post by saying that I'm not judging you.

Edited April 18, 2014 by Asterisk Propernoun

[Rhythmic Tempo 49]

Other than a technical "Genetic" Problem I have, I dont technically have a birth defect. Warrior gene can get crazy at times, causing me to go on a beserking rage, but I can generally keep it under control. Though, it seems like autism and the such are common here on the forum ._.

 

Though, that wont make me treat you guys any differently, until you somehow make me mad, which is fairly hard to do.

[MontanaDash 39]

I have a very mild case of autism and even then people seem to treat me differently.

Like I would be treated like everyone else until word got out that I was a little bit autistic and all of a sudden I'm treated as a "special" individual.

I have a learning disability and I still get treated differently or people will say, "She can't do this or she can't do that." It drives me insane! They're afraid to walk by me as they would get it. I'm like, "You can't get learning disability by walking or touching." Ugh! I've been working at the same job for 19 years.

 

 

Like I would be treated like everyone else

 

Yes, I agree with you! Even though, I have learning disability and people still think, "She can't do this or do that." It drives me insane.

 

Heck, my hobby is photography and I'm very darn good at that. One thing, I got my drivers licenses when I was in my 20s and I'm like, "I'm not letting people stopping me to get that. Sure enough, I earned drivers licenses. I've study and worked hard to get it.

 

With my learning disability and I do have grammar problems and I just don't give up. I'm not that type of person that gives up (because of my disability). My older brother has a disability and he gives up on everything.  He always acted out and wanted to kill us and he put my cat in the microwave (he thought it would be cool to see what would happen to him). He would blame everything on me and mostly it's all his fault. So, I swear he's a "sociopathic". Has all the signs.

 

I don't judge people on their disabilities. Everyone is different. My dentist always tells me, "Everyone is unique."

[Duster Dawnhorse 247]

It happens to people, I have a defect called funnel chest (a minor form of it).

We have to live with whatever your born with, we also have to accept those who have defects. The day we were born, defect or not, we are given a body and we will have to live with it for the rest of our lives. We should promote "Science" to look into defects and maybe prevent them in the future.

Hey someone else with funnel chest! My case is moderate teetering on severe, and I've been turned down for surgery so I gotta live with it. (on the bright side, my chest can serve margaritas at any party.)

[SkyDream 315]

You know what's nice about the internet for threads like this? All we see is text. In fact someone whose only "defect" is laziness is more likely to be thought of as an aberrant than someone with many physical ailments who wouldn't leave their posts littered with garbage text.

 

I was born with a speech impediment and don't speak that much, but I can reach about one hundred six words per minute on a good day. Everything has its ups and downs.

[Scootalove 10,684]

I'm sorry to hear that people are born with defects, and not only are they born with them, they are mostly picked on because of their defects. I wasn't born with a defect, but it makes me sad that most people were.

[MontanaDash 39]

I'm sorry to hear that people are born with defects, and not only are they born with them, they are mostly picked on because of their defects. I wasn't born with a defect, but it makes me sad that most people were.

 

I agree! It's sad. It wasn't their or my fault that we were born differently.

 

 

I think adults/kids needs to be more "educated" about people with disabilities and where they would "understand" more about it and not to be afraid or be picked on people with disabilities.  People with disabilities probably want to live in a normal life - like everyone else. I'm living in a normal life.

[Shady Bubbles 429]

Alright ponies I've been interested in some very weird topics lately.

One of them is birth defects.

I might post a series of these if people find this interesting.

 

There are many different birth defect out there.

Some are VERY severe and some not so much.

The one for today is a symptom called "harlequin ichthyosis.

This is a rare skin disease.

It can be very lethal and painful for the baby who has it.

The disease makes it so the new born has thick and hard skin when it is born.

It can get really bad though.

One baby I saw on YouTube (I won't post the video cause I'd get yelled at by a moderator [it's bad]) had yellow bloody skin and a swollen mouth.

After seeing that I was shocked for life.

 

There are others though who don't have it that bad and are able to go on with their lives.

This video I believe I can show you.

This woman was born with the disease, but since she didn't have it as bad, she was able to press through and move on with her life.

 

 

Your thoughts on this birth defect?

This is an amazing video. You should keep doing these, they are interesting. I'd like to see one on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, because it affected me very badly when I was younger.

[SkyDream 315]

I would also like to point out that there are individuals with a birth defect that they can never truly talk about, lest it be utterly life-shattering.

 

I have an amazingly large amount of friends who were born with the incorrect reproductive organs, and as honored as I am that they feel they know me well enough to share both their life tales and the visual proof of them, it becomes more and more obvious that it has a dramatic impact on life. Think of the alterations to physical relationships. Having children is an entirely different thing. Getting into an emotional relationship is awkward and difficult, because eventually you will have to make a highly trusting confession. What happens next is either heart-rending or entirely uplifting.

 

Internal differences that aren't easy to see are definitely different in that nobody has a pre-defined way to react to you. You really get to see peoples' true selves when they have an opportunity to engage in the differences that make you, you.

[xX_PinkDragon_Xx 417]

My thoughts on this birth defect:
It makes the infant born with it look like an alien from another planet. A creepy and disgusting alien.

[Scream Lucid Dream 103]

My thoughts on this birth defect:

It makes the infant born with it look like an alien from another planet. A creepy and disgusting alien.

Do they teach compassion and tact where you come from? Jeez...

[Po-Nonimous 583]

Birth defects aren't limited to humans. It was revealed after our cat, Buzz, was hit by a car (thank God he survived), and his hip was dislocated, it was discovered that he has a kind of hip dysplacia defect where his hip sockets are too small and are subject to popping out. He'll have to have surgery to correct it but he should have a relatively normal and fairly high quality of life after that. Well, ironically enough, that now makes my entire family disabled, including our cat! (Just call us the Handi Family! LOL!)