The four-month-old boy, identified as Giovannino, was diagnosed with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disorder in which babies are born with thick skin that cracks and splits apart. The condition is the result of a faulty gene.

Infants born with harlequin ichthyosis are at an increased risk for low body temperature, dehydration and elevated levels of sodium in the blood.
“He is a cute child who smiles and loves being taken around the ward,” Daniele Farina, head of the hospital’s NICU, told Italian daily La Repubblica.
“He is happy when someone makes him listen to music.” Nurses at the hospital are now trying to find a home for the baby.
The hospital has reportedly been inundated with offers to adopt Giovannino, and authorities are allegedly aware of the situation and looking for the parents. The possibility of specialist foster care is also being considered.