A team of doctors, including Dr Yash Banait, Dr Prachi Dixit, Dr Meenakshi and Dr Nilofar Mujawar, were involved in the delivery. "Harlequin ichthyosis is a very rare severe genetic skin disease, which causes thickening of the stratum corneum of the epidermis. Nagpur, Jun 11 (PTI) In an extremely rare case, a baby girl with a severe congenital disorder and near-total missing external body skin, was born at a city hospital in the wee hours today. The overall incidence of Harlequin Ichthyosis is one in three lakh births," noted obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Avinash Banait, told PTI when contacted. The baby, born after a Caesarean operation performed by Dr Dixit, has now been kept under observation as constant care is required to moisturise and protect the skin.

Source: India Today June 11, 2016 16:18 UTC