Cracked skin

Cracked skin: Introduction

Cracked skin: Cracking skin areas. See free access online books about Cracked skin below. See detailed information below for a list of 40 causes of Cracked skin, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Cracked skin:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Cracked skin. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Dry skin
• Scaly skin - see the various causing of scaling
• Practical reasons for dry skin:
  • Low humidity
  • Home heating
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Certain chemicals and cleaning products
• Psoriasis
• Eczema
• Contact dermatitis
• Fungal skin infection
• Athlete's foot - affecting the feet
• more causes...»

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Causes of Types of Cracked skin:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Cracked skin:

• Flaky skin (4 causes)
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Review causes of types of Cracked skin in more specific categories:

• Cracked skin in children (7 causes)
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Cracked skin: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Cracked skin, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Cracked skin and Dry skin (34 causes)
• Cracked skin and Skin problems (34 causes)
• Cracked skin and Skin symptoms (34 causes)
• Cracked skin and Skin texture changes (31 causes)
• Cracked skin and Head symptoms (20 causes)
• Cracked skin and Nerve symptoms (20 causes)
• Cracked skin and Face symptoms (19 causes)
• Cracked skin and Sensations (19 causes)
• Cracked skin and Pain (17 causes)
• Cracked skin and Rash (17 causes)
• Cracked skin and Itching skin (16 causes)
• Cracked skin and Swelling symptoms (14 causes)
• Cracked skin and Hair symptoms (13 causes)
• Cracked skin and Eye symptoms (13 causes)
• Cracked skin and Leg symptoms (13 causes)
• Cracked skin and Infection (13 causes)
• Cracked skin and Hair loss (12 causes)
• Cracked skin and Sleep symptoms (12 causes)
• Cracked skin and Behavioral symptoms (12 causes)
• Cracked skin and Skin infections (12 causes)
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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Dry skin (189 causes)
• Skin symptoms (3505 causes)
• Skin problems (3264 causes)
• Skin texture changes (459 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Cracked skin

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Cracked skin:

• Dry skin (189 causes)
• Scaly skin (452 causes)
• Weak skin (141 causes)
• Skin ulcers
• Skin rash (1085 causes)
• Cold weather
• Psoriasis
• Eczema (208 causes)
• Dermatitis (98 causes)
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Diagnostic Guides for Cracked skin

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Cracked skin: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
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Misdiagnosis and Cracked skin

Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed. The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often seen by physicians for this reason. children may receive treatment for fungal skin infections. See misdiagnosis of psoriasis or symptoms of psoriasis....read more »

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Diagnostic tests for Cracked skin:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Cracked skin. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Note characteristics of cracked skin
  • Note presence of other types of skin problems - e.g. pustules, crusting, vesicles, blisters, plaques - ca help determine diagnosis.
  • Note distribution of the areas of skin affected
• Skin scraping and microscopic examination - if suspect fungal or scabies infection.
• Skin patch testing - used to determine allergens in allergic contact dermatitis.
• Radioallergosorbent testing (RAST) - may help in determining exacerbating allergens in atopic dermatitis (eczema).
• more tests...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Cracked skin. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had cracked skin? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• Where on the body is the skin cracked? - may assist in helping determine cause e.g. cracks between the toes may suggest tinea pedis; dry scaly cracked skin on legs of elderly especially in winter suggest asteatotic eczema; on heels suggest keratoderma climactericum; hands and wrists may suggest scabies; in flexures such as front of elbow and behind knee suggest dermatitis; on scalp may suggest psoriasis vulgaris.
• Have you had contact with another person with a similar skin eruption? - may suggest scabies, tinea.
• Have you worn any new clothing recently?
• Have you been exposed to anything new lately? - e.g. cosmetics, soaps, clothes detergent, foods.
• more questions...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Cracked skin) may include:

• Itchy skin? - may suggest asteatotic eczema, tinea, scabies, dyshidrotic eczematous dermatitis (pompholyx), atopic detmatitis, contact dermatitis.
• more symptoms...»

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Stories from Users for Cracked skin

Real-life user stories relating to Cracked skin:

• Please help me crack the case!
• Dry cracked skin - comes and goes
• Chills, Cracking Shedding Skin, Hair Loss
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• Knuckle Cracking
• Problem skin and cracked lips....

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Cracked skin or relevant symptoms:

• Integumentary (Skin) (432)
  • Itchy red bumps all over body? Hives?
  • Sensitive Skin to Touch
  • Painful skin and no answers!!!
  • Pinprick red dots, itchy skin, wrongly diagnosed
  • Skin blisters, joint & muscle pain, Photos..
  • More user stories
• Allergic/Immunologic (157)
  • Chronic hives
  • Non-stop itching, no rash
  • Spontaneous flushing and redness of face and body.
  • Swelling & itching
  • Problems with my scalp can anyone help me
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Medications or substances causing Cracked skin:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Cracked skin as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Tazarotene
• Avage
• Tazorac
• Podofilox
• Condylox
• Oxiconazole
• Oxistat
• more causes...»

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Detailed list of causes of Cracked skin

The list below shows some of the causes of Cracked skin mentioned in various sources:

• Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome - coarse skin
• Acromegaly - coarse skin
• Athlete's foot - cracked skin
• Barakat syndrome - coarse skin
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy - coarse skin
• Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 1 - coarse skin
• more causes...»

See full list of 40 causes of Cracked skin

How Common are these Causes of Cracked skin?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Cracked skin. Of the 40 causes of Cracked skin that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 3 causes are "very common" diseases
• 4 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 35 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 40 causes of Cracked skin

Conditions listing symptoms: Cracked skin:

The following list of conditions have 'Cracked skin' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Cracked skin Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Cracked skin based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: