article_snippet.sent: Sufferers' skin appears red and scaly and can also experience hair, infection and allergy problems.
article_snippet.sent: Because red skin can be attributed to several diseases, the condition may not be accurately diagnosed until later in a child's life.
article_snippet.sent: Most children with the disease appeared 'scalded' at birth and are slow to gain weight.
article_snippet.sent: Most children with the disease skin quickly loses heat, water and protein and babies are often kept in incubators on special care baby units as a result.
article_snippet.sent: Most children with the disease are more at risk of infection because of Most children with the disease inflammed skin.
article_snippet.sent: Parents are advised to reguarly cleanse and moisturiser Parents child'skin, while taking care when holding Parents.
article_snippet.sent: As they get older, a child's skin may remain red and scaly, and they skin may be itchy, sensitive or raw, sometimes appearing thicker at the joints.
highlights_snippet.sent: Four-year-old's skin appears red and scaly, and can be itchy and painful .
  