Ahmad has ichthyosis (a genetic disease), and his skin needs daily care

Ahmad was born on the last day of July 2025. The pregnancy proceeded without complications, the tests and ultrasound were normal. But immediately after birth, it became clear that something was wrong with the baby's skin. Akhmad was urgently transported from the maternity hospital in Yessentuki to the intensive care unit of the Stavropol Regional Children's Hospital. On the doctor's recommendation, Mom contacted the Butterfly Children Foundation. It turned out that Akhmad has ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disease in which the process of keratinization and the skin's ability to retain moisture are disrupted. The skin becomes very dry, thickened or thinned, and may become blistered and eroded. It itches, is easily injured, flakes, cracks. Cracks become infected and heal poorly. During healing, coarse scar tissue forms, which can lead to contractures of large joints and even require surgical treatment. Ichthyosis can be accompanied by serious complications: damage to the eyes and ears, hypovitaminosis D, and impaired thermoregulation. Treatment for ichthyosis is symptomatic: it is necessary to constantly moisturize the skin with special means - emollients. This helps to reduce itching, avoid cracks, wounds and infections. Ahmad's mother treats her son's skin repeatedly throughout the day. The consumption of moisturizers is huge, but without them the baby's condition deteriorates rapidly. Proper care from the first days of life is the only way to ensure a normal life for a boy. Moreover, this is the key to a milder course of the disease in the future. The Butterfly Children Foundation is raising funds to provide Ahmad with skin care products. Let's make sure that the baby lives without daily pain and unbearable itching.