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Against all odds: breastfeeding a baby with harlequin ichthyosis.

[harlequin ichthyosis]

Harlequin ichthyosis, a congenital skin condition, poses challenges to nursing care, which include preventing infection, feeding, and enhancing attachment. Although breastfeeding is recognized as the best form of nutrition for infants, it may not be considered as part of a treatment plan for infants with complex needs. This article explores the experiences of one mother and her newborn with harlequin ichthyosis, and how they taught us to remember that there are unlimited possibilities for care.

Diseases presenting "ichthyosis" symptom

  • child syndrome
  • dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
  • epidermolysis bullosa simplex
  • harlequin ichthyosis
  • hirschsprung disease
  • junctional epidermolysis bullosa
  • kallmann syndrome
  • lamellar ichthyosis

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