Flying on American Airlines while having a rare genetic skin condition

[Vixen]

I have to repeat whats wrong again too?

They are not variations of similar conditions. You are willfully refusing to look at why you are wrong.

Here's how they are not variations of similar conditions:

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease.
Eczema is an allergic reaction.Ichthyosis is a genetic mutation affecting certain proteins in the skin.​

You want to keep digging your heels in, be my guest. Be wrong to your heart's content.

Incorrect. Eczema proper (atopic) is a genetic - inherited condition - and often goes hand in hand with ichthyosis, also inherited, as is psoriasis.

You are thinking of contact dermatitis when you refer to an 'allergic reaction' and this usually is something that is acquired in adulthood, due for example, working in an industry which brings the sufferer into close contact with substances such as certain types of soap, detergents and rubber/latex products.

I specifically said they were treated similarly by skin doctors as they present with a similar 'cornification' of the skin. I never once said they were identically treated. However, focus will be on moisturisation and cortisoid creams to alleviate symptoms.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Incorrect. Eczema proper (atopic) is a genetic - inherited condition - and often goes hand in hand with ichthyosis, also inherited, as is psoriasis.

Wow! That's some far-fetched stuff.

I'm done here. You're not only wrong and digging your heels in, you just repeated your erroneous beliefs, expounded on them and haven't posted anything supporting your claims.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

Next time Mottled Mary wants to fly without her papers, she should just distract the flight attendants with a long pointless conversation about the differences in common skin conditions. They will have arrived at their destination long before any conclusion is made.

 

[Belz...]

No, that risks the radiation mutating the viruses at the airports, turning them into ultraviruses with superpowers.

Plus, then everybody would develop skin rashes...

 

[TragicMonkey]

Plus, then everybody would develop skin rashes...

The shocking Twilight Zone style twist is that normal skin is supposed to be red and bumpy, it's flat smooth skin that is the medical condition!

 

[bruto]

Next time Mottled Mary wants to fly without her papers, she should just distract the flight attendants with a long pointless conversation about the differences in common skin conditions. They will have arrived at their destination long before any conclusion is made.

Nice bit of nonpartisan nicknaming there! To suggest as you seem to that it's her problem for flying "without her papers" implies that there are papers one must have in order to fly, and that although the airline made no list or public utterance stating what conditions might require papers or what papers might be acceptable, it's her fault for not figuring out ahead of time what would satisfy them.

 

[Belz...]

The shocking Twilight Zone style twist is that normal skin is supposed to be red and bumpy, it's flat smooth skin that is the medical condition!

That's been my suspicion all along.

 

[Steve]

The shocking Twilight Zone style twist is that normal skin is supposed to be red and bumpy, it's flat smooth skin that is the medical condition!

Excellent news. My skin has never been so healthy!

 

[TragicMonkey]

Excellent news. My skin has never been so healthy!

The Encyclopedia of Dermatological Disorders ...it's a cookbook! A cookbook!

 

[Vixen]

Wow! That's some far-fetched stuff.

I'm done here. You're not only wrong and digging your heels in, you just repeated your erroneous beliefs, expounded on them and haven't posted anything supporting your claims.

You clearly don't know anything about it, apart from what you looked up on Google in oh all of five nanoseconds.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

Nice bit of nonpartisan nicknaming there! To suggest as you seem to that it's her problem for flying "without her papers" implies that there are papers one must have in order to fly, and that although the airline made no list or public utterance stating what conditions might require papers or what papers might be acceptable, it's her fault for not figuring out ahead of time what would satisfy them.

That was supposed to be a bit tongue in cheek. That very solution was proposed earlier in this thread, which I rejected quite forcefully. I don't believe the people should need to prove their disability or any other body irregularity to random idiots on airplanes.

 

[luchog]

You clearly don't know anything about it, apart from what you looked up on Google in oh all of five nanoseconds.

Maybe you should stop digging when you find the hole over your head. If there is anyone here who know what they are talking about on medical matters, it's Skeptic Ginger. You, on the other hand, clearly do not. Even a layperson such as myself can recognize that you're just spewing unsupported rubbish.

 

[TragicMonkey]

That was supposed to be a bit tongue in cheek. That very solution was proposed earlier in this thread, which I rejected quite forcefully. I don't believe the people should need to prove their disability or any other body irregularity to random idiots on airplanes.

Now, now, be fair: these aren't random idiots, these are highly trained waitresses and ushers. Give them the respect their medical knowledge merits.

 

[bruto]

That was supposed to be a bit tongue in cheek. That very solution was proposed earlier in this thread, which I rejected quite forcefully. I don't believe the people should need to prove their disability or any other body irregularity to random idiots on airplanes.

Sorry if I misread. Probably coffee overdose.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

Sorry if I misread. Probably coffee overdose.

I think the topic of this thread is pretty clear, the difference between eczema and psoriasis. Please don't derail