Boy Develops Fish Scales At 14 Months Old This 14-month-old boy born without pores in his skin has baffled medics by developing fish scales. 01 Mar 2010 Baby Song suffers from the rare and severe condition Lamellar ichthyosis, where the whole body is peeling off like fish skin Doctors believe Song Sheng, of Jinhu, eastern China, may be suffering from a rare genetic condition that means his body cannot cool itself. Song Sheng - called fish boy by locals - began developing scales within days of his birth caused by his lack of pores. Doctors say because he cannot sweat...