Old Drugs Shed New Light on a Rare Skin Disease
Date: 11/20/2024
When Samuel Simmons wakes up in the morning, he is already dreading the big day of work ahead of him. It’s not just because of his job.
Every day Simmons spends as many as four hours scrubbing his skin to get rid of the dry, scaly layer accumulating on the surface. He has a rare genetic skin disease called ichthyosis that keeps old skin from shedding properly. To combat the growing layer of thick, dry skin, Simmons uses everything from lotion to washcloths — and a lot of manual labor. As much as he works to gently slough off the dead skin, however, the battle seems never-ending.
Read more here https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/old-drugs-shed-new-light-on-a-rare-skin-disease-16138
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