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Scaly skin: Contents

Scaly skin: Introduction

Scaly skin: Toughness or scaliness of the skin. See free access online books about Scaly skin below. See detailed information below for a list of 452 causes of Scaly skin, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Scaly skin:

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

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Causes of Types of Scaly skin:

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Review causes of types of Scaly skin in more specific categories:

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Scaly skin: Symptom Checker

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

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Scaly skin

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Diagnostic Guides for Scaly skin

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Scaly skin from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Scaly skin. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Scaly skin

Medical Books Excerpts

Skin, scaly

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)

Skin, scaly

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)

Scaling Rash

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)

Skin, scaly

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)

Skin, scaly

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Misdiagnosis and Scaly skin

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Diagnostic tests for Scaly skin:

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

  • Physical examination
    • Note characteristics of scaly skin
    • Note presence of other types of skin problems - e.g. cracking, pustules, crusting, vesicles, blisters, plaques - can help determine diagnosis.
    • Note distribution of the areas of skin affected
    • Complete physical examination - disease does not usually affect the skin in isolation.
  • Blood tests
    • Full blood count
  • 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 Scaly 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 scaly skin? - to determine if acute or chronic.
  • Is the scaly skin localized or generalized?
  • If the scaly skin is localized, where on the body is the skin scaly? - may assist in helping determine the cause e.g. scaliness between the toes may suggest athlete's foot (fungal infection); 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 atopic dermatitis (eczema); on scalp may suggest psoriasis vulgaris.
  • Have you had contact with another person with a similar skin eruption? - may suggest scabies, tinea or other fungal skin infection.
  • Have you worn any new clothing recently? - may suggest atopic dermatitis.
  • 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 Scaly skin) may include:

  • Itchy skin? - may suggest asteatotic eczema, tinea, scabies, dyshidrotic eczematous dermatitis (pompholyx), atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, lichen sclerosis, ichthyosis.
  • Nails affected? - may suggest psoriasis or tinea Nails affected? - may suggest psoriasis or tinea.
  • Symptoms of atopic dermatitis (eczema)? - e.g. itchy, red, dry, scaling, cracked skin. The typical distribution changes as the person grows older. In infants the rash is usually on the cheeks of the face, the folds of the neck and scalp. It may then spread to the limbs and groin. During childhood a drier ad thicker rash develops in front of the elbow, behind the knees and on the hands and feet, which may be dry, itchy, cracked and painful. Rarely does eczema have an adult onset.
  • Symptoms of allergic contact dermatitis? - e.g. may range from faint redness to severe swelling, symptoms are often worse in area around the eyes, genitals and on hairy skin, symptoms are least on hairless skin such as palms and soles. Allergic contact dermatitis is usually confined to the site of exposure to the allergen.
  • Symptoms of psoriasis? - e.g. red lesions that enlarge and develop a silvery scale. The commonest sites are the backs of the elbows and knees, then the scalp, sacral areas, genital and nails.
  • more symptoms...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Scaly skin (22 listings)

Stories from Users for Scaly skin

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Causes of Scaly skin listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Scaly skin as a symptom include:

See full list of 452 causes of Scaly skin
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Medications or substances causing Scaly skin:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Scaly 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.

See full list of 16 medications causing Scaly skin

Definitions of Scaly skin:

Any of several generalized skin disorders characterized by dryness, roughness, and scaliness, due to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum epidermis. Most are genetic, but some are acquired, developing in association with other systemic disease or genetic syndrome.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Organs affected by Scaly skin:

The list of organs typically affected by Scaly skin may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Scaly skin

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

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How Common are these Causes of Scaly 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 Scaly skin. Of the 452 causes of Scaly skin that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 5 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 7 causes are "common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 9 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 440 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 452 causes of Scaly skin

Conditions listing symptoms: Scaly skin:

The following list of conditions have 'Scaly 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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  • 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate sensitization ... allergic skin reaction

    A

  • Accessory navicular bone ... scaly skin
  • Acquired total lipodystrophy ... thickened skin
  • Acromegaly ... thickened skin, thick skin
  • Actinic keratosis ... scaly patches
  • Acute Pesticide poisoning - xylene ... eczema
  • Adenoid cystic carcionoma ... scaling
  • Albright like syndrome ... eczema
  • Aleukemic leukemia cutis ... scaly skin
  • Allergies ... eczema
  • Alopecia-contractures-dwarfism-mental retardation ... ichthyosis
  • Amyloidosis IX ... skin plaques
  • Angiokeratoma - mental retardation - coarse face ... thick skin
  • Animal allergy ... eczema
  • Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis ... eczema

    B

  • Bamboo hair syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Baraitser burn fixen syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Bird allergy ... eczema
  • Boeck scabies ... scaly skin
  • Borrone-Di Rocco-Crovato syndrome ... thick skin
  • Breast Cancer ... scaly breast, scaly areola, scaly nipple
  • Breast cancer stages: 0, I, II, III, IV ... scaling
  • Bubble bath allergy ... eczema
  • Bullous Pemphigoid ... eczema
  • Bébé Collodion syndrome ... scaly skin

    C

  • Caffeine Allergy ... eczema
  • Callus ... thickened skin
  • Camptodactyly-ichthyosis syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Canary allergy ... eczema
  • Cat allergy ... eczema
  • Cataract and congenital ichthyosis ... dry scaly skin
  • Cerebral dysgenesis, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Chemical allergy ... eczema, skin thickening
  • Chemical poisoning - acetic acid ... thickened skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Acrylonitrile ... dry scaly skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Furfural ... eczema
  • Chemical poisoning - Palladium ... eczema
  • Chemical poisoning - Platinum ... eczema
  • Chemical poisoning - Vanadium ... eczema
  • Chicken allergy ... eczema
  • CHILD syndrome ichthyosis ... scaly skin
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata ... scaly skin
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata with steroid sulfatase deficiency ... ichthyosis
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata, non rhizomelic type ... scaly skin
  • Chondrodystrophia calcificans congenita ... dry scaly skin
  • Chondrodystrophia punctata, autosomal dominant ... dry scaly skin
  • Chrome contact allergy ... scaling skin, eczema
  • Chromosome 2, monosomy 2q37 ... eczema
  • Chromosome 6p deletion syndrome ... eczema
  • Chronic vitamin A toxicity ... scaly skin
  • Clayton-Smith Donnai syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Cobalt allergy ... scaling skin, eczema
  • Cockayne syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Comel-Netherton Syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Compulsive face picking ... scarred skin
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1F ... scaly skin
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1M ... ichthyosis
  • Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosiform erythroderma and Limbs Defects ... scaly skin
  • Congenital hypothyroidism ... Thickened skin, thick skin
  • Congenital ichthyosis, microcephalus, quadriplegia ... scaly skin
  • Congenital short bowel ... scaly skin
  • Conradi-Huenermann Syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Conradi-Hunermann syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Corneal dystrophy - ichthyosis - microcephaly - mental retardation ... scaly skin
  • Cretinism athyreotic ... thick skin

    D

  • Dahlberg syndrome ... thick skin
  • Deal-Barratt-Dillon syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Dermatillomania ... scarred skin
  • Dermato-cardio-skeletal syndrome Borrone type ... thick skin
  • Dermatocardioskeletal syndrome, Boronne type ... thick skin
  • Dermatoleukodystrophy ... thick skin
  • Developmental delay - hypotonia extremities hypertrophy ... eczema
  • Discoid lupus erythematosus ... scaly rash
  • Disorder of Cornification 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) ... scaly skin
  • Disorder of Cornification 8, Curth-Macklin Type ... scaly skin, thick skin
  • DOC 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) ... scaly skin
  • Dog allergy ... eczema
  • Drug Allergies ... eczema
  • Duck allergy ... eczema
  • Duhring-Brocq disease ... eczema
  • Dykes-Markes-Harper syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa ... scarred skin

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia - neurosensory deafness ... thickened skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia anhidrotic ... eczema
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, Margarita type ... eczema
  • Ectrodactyly ectrodermal dysplasia ... scaly skin
  • Eczema ... lichenification (leathery skin), scaling, Ichthyosis (scaly skin areas)
  • Egg Hypersensitivity ... eczema
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular form ... scarred skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type ... eczema
  • Emerinopathy ... dry scaly skin
  • Eosinophilic fasciitis ... skin thickening
  • Epidermolysa bullosa simplex and limb girdle muscular dystrophy ... scarred skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita ... scarred skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Cockayne-Touraine type ... dry scaly skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, generalized atrophic benign ... scarred skin
  • Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis ... scaly skin, thickened skin, thickened skin
  • Erythroderma ... skin thickening
  • Erythroderma lethal congenital ... dry scaly skin
  • Exfoliative dermatitis ... scaly skin

    F

  • Familial hypopituitarism ... rough skin
  • Familial hypothyroidism ... rough skin
  • Fanconi-ichthyosis-dysmorphism ... scaly skin
  • Follicular ichthyosis ... scaly skin, rough skin
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - amines ... eczema
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - food additives ... eczema
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - MSG ... eczema
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - salicylate ... eczema
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - sulfite ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - amaranth ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - Annatto ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - antioxidants ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - benzoate ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - BHA antioxidants ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - BHT antioxidants ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - carageenan gum ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - Carmine ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - erythrosine ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - guar gum ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - gum ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - gum acacia ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - gum tragacanth ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - lecithin ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - locust bean gum ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - quinoline yellow ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - saffron ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - salicytes ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - sulphite ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - sulphite derivative ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - sunset yellow ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - tartrazine ... eczema
  • Food Additive Allergy - xanthan gum ... eczema
  • Food allergies ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - abalone ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - almond ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - aniseed ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - apple ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - apricot ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - avocado ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - banana ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - barley ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - bean ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - beef ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - beer ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - bell pepper ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - brazil nut ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - buckwheat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - cabbage ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - carp ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - carrot ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - cashew ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - castor bean ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - celery ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - chamomile tea ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - cherry ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - chestnut ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - chick pea ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - chicken meat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - cinnamon ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - coconut ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - codfish ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - Coriander ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - crab ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - crayfish ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - cumin ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - date palm ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - duck meat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - fennel ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - fish ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - frog ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - fruit ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - garbanzo (legume) ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - garlic ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - goose meat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - hazelnut ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - hops ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - kidney bean ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - kiwi fruit ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - lamb ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - lentil ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - lettuce ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - lima bean ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - Linden tea ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - lobster ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - lychee ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - mackerel ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - mango ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - meat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - melon ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - milk ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - mollusk ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - MSG ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - mussel ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - mustard leaf ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - oat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - olive ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - oranges ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - papaya ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - paprika ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - parsley ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pea ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - peach ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - peanuts ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pear ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pecan ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pine nut ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pineapple ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - plantain ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - plum ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pomegranates ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pork ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - potato ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - pumpkin ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - Quorn ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - red meat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - rice ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - rye ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - salmon ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - scallop ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - sesame ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - shellfish ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - shrimp ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - snail ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - soy ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - soybean ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - spices ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - strawberry ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - sulfite ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - sunflower seeds ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - thyme ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - tomato ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - tree nuts ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - tuna ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - turnip ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - turtle ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - vegetable oil ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - walnuts ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - watermelon ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - wheat ... eczema
  • Food Allergy - zucchini ... eczema
  • Fucosidosis type 1 ... thick skin
  • Fucosidosis type II ... thick skin
  • Fukuda-Miyanomae-Nakata syndrome ... eczema

    G

  • Gangliosidosis generalized GM1, type 1 ... rough skin, thick skin
  • Garret-Tripp syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Gaucher disease - perinatal lethal form ... ichthyosis
  • Geleophysic dwarfism ... thick skin
  • Gluten allergy ... eczema
  • GM1 gangliosidosis ... rough skin, thick skin
  • Goose allergy ... eczema
  • Gronblad-Strandberg-Touraine syndrome ... thickened skin, skin plaques

    H

  • Hay-Wells syndrome, recessive type ... thickened skin
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Ginkgo biloba ... allergic skin reaction
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Garlic ... eczema
  • Hyalinosis, infantile systemic ... skin thickening
  • Hydroa vacciniforme ... scarred skin
  • Hyper-IgE syndrome, autosomal recessive ... eczema
  • Hyperhidrosis ... Scaling
  • Hypertrichosis, hyperkeratosis, mental retardation, and distinctive facial features ... rough skin
  • Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia ... eczema
  • Hypotrichosis - ichthyosis, congenital ... dry scaly skin

    I

  • I cell disease ... thick skin
  • IBIDS syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Ichthyosiform Erythroderma, Corneal Involvement and Deafness Syndrome ... ichthyosis, dry scaly skin
  • Ichthyosiform erythroderma, nonbullous congenital ... scaly skin, scaling skin, dark skin scales
  • Ichthyosis ... scaling skin, rough skin, thickened skin
  • Ichthyosis - alopecia - eclabion - ectropion - mental retardation ... scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis - deafness - mental retardation - skeletal anomaly ... scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis - mental retardation, Devriendt type ... scaly skin, rough skin
  • Ichthyosis and male hypogonadism ... scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis congenital - biliary atresia ... ichthyosis, dry scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis hystrix, Curth Macklin type ... scaly skin, thick skin
  • Ichthyosis male hypogonadism ... scaly skin, dry scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis mental retardation asymptomatic spasticity ... ichthyosis
  • Ichthyosis mental retardation dwarfism renal impairment ... ichthyosis
  • Ichthyosis microphthalmos ... scaly skin, dry scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome ... scaly skin, rough skin
  • Ichthyosis tapered fingers midline groove up ... scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis Vulgaris ... scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis vulgaris, dominant ... scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis with hypotrichosis, autosomal recessive ... dry scaly skin
  • Ichythosiform Erythroderma with Leukocyte Vacuolation ... scaly skin
  • Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder ... eczema
  • Infantile hypothyroidism ... Thickened skin
  • Inflammatory breast cancer ... scaling
  • Invasive breast cancer ... scaling

    J

  • Johnston Aarons Schelley syndrome ... thickened skin
  • Juvenile Scleroderma ... thickened skin

    K

  • Kartagener syndrome ... nummular eczema
  • Keratitis Ichthyosis Deafness Syndrome ... ichthyosis, dry scaly skin
  • Keratosis ... scaly patches
  • Koller syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Koone-Rizzo-Elias syndrome ... ichthyosis

    L

  • Lamellar ichthyosis ... scaly skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, autosomal dominant form ... scaly skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 1 ... scaly skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 2 ... scaly skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 3 ... scaly skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 5 ... scaly skin
  • Latex allergies ... Scaling
  • Leprosy ... skin plaques
  • Lichen planus ... scaly patches
  • Lichen simplex chronicus ... scaly skin, thickened skin
  • Lipidosis with triglyceride storage disease ... scaly skin
  • Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe ... skin plaques
  • Locally advanced breast cancer ... scaling
  • Loffredo-Cennamo-Cecio syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Lymphatic Filariasis ... thickened skin

    M

  • Male Breast Cancer ... scaly breast, scaly areola, scaly nipple
  • Medullary carcionoma ... Scaling
  • Meleda Disease ... eczema
  • Menkes Disease ... thick skin
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, Reish type ... dry scaly skin
  • Metaplastic carcinoma ... scaling
  • Metastatic breast cancer ... Scaling
  • Micropapillary carcinoma ... scaling
  • Mucha-Habermann syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Muckle-Wells syndrome ... skin thickening
  • Mucopolysaccharidoses ... thick skin
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type 6 ... thick skin
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome ... thick skin
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler/Scheie syndrome ... thick skin
  • Multiple endocrine abnormalities - adenylyl cyclase dysfunction ... scaly skin
  • Multiple sclerosis - ichthyosis - factor 8 deficiency ... scaly skin
  • Mycetoma ... scarred skin
  • Mycosis fungoides ... thickened skin, eczematous rash
  • Mycosis fungoides, familial ... thickened skin, eczematous rash
  • Myxedema ... skin thickening

    N

  • Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy ... thickened skin, skin plaques
  • Netherton syndrome ichthyosis ... dry scaly skin
  • Neu-Laxova Syndrome ... scaly skin, ichthyosis
  • Neurodermatitis ... scaly skin, thickened skin
  • Neuroectodermal endocrine syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV ... thick skin
  • Nickel contact allergy ... scaling skin, eczema
  • Nodular primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis ... skin plaques
  • Non-Food Allergy - bent grass ... eczema
  • Non-Food Allergy - dust mites ... eczema

    O

  • Oculo tricho dysplasia ... scaly skin
  • Omenn syndrome ... scaly rash
  • Osteosclerosis - ichthyosis - premature ovarian failure ... scaly skin
  • Osteosclerosis with ichthyosis and premature ovarian failure ... scaly skin

    P

  • Pachydermoperiostosis ... thick skin
  • Parakeet allergy ... eczema
  • Parrot allergy ... eczema
  • Pediculosis ... skin thickening
  • Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease ... ichthyosis
  • Peripheral vascular disease ... scaly arm skin
  • Pet allergy ... eczema
  • Phenylketonuria ... eczematous rash
  • PIBIDS syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Picardi-Lassueur-Little syndrome ... scarred skin
  • Pigeon allergy ... eczema
  • POEMS syndrome ... thickened skin
  • Pollitt syndrome ... dry scaly skin, eczema
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome ... thickened darkened skin patches
  • Pre-invasive breast cancer ... scaling
  • Primary cutaneous amyloidosis ... skin plaques
  • Primary immunodeficiency disorders ... eczema
  • Pruritic urticarial papules plaques of pregnancy ... skin plaques
  • Pseudoxanthoma elasticum ... thickened skin, skin plaques
  • Psoriasis ... silvery scales, red plaques (red scales)
  • Pyridoxine deficiency ... eczema

    R

  • Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome ... thick skin
  • Rayner-Lampert-Rennert syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Refsum Disease ... ichthyosis, dry scaly skin
  • Refsum disease with increased pipecolic acidemia ... dry scaly skin
  • Reynolds-Neri-Hermann syndrome ... dry scaly skin
  • Rodent allergy ... eczema
  • Ruzicka-Goerz-Anton syndrome ... ichthyosis

    S

  • Say-Barber-Miller syndrome ... eczema
  • Scleroderma ... skin thickening
  • Seafood allergy ... eczema
  • Senter syndrome ... ichthyosis, dry scaly skin
  • Short stature - contractures - hypotonia ... thickened skin
  • SIBIDS syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome ... thick skin
  • Sjogren-Larsson syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Sjogren-Larsson-like syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Skin allergy ... scaling skin, eczema
  • Soap allergy ... eczema
  • Sparrow allergy ... eczema
  • Stiff skin syndrome ... thickened skin
  • Sulfatidosis juvenile, Austin type ... scaly skin
  • Sunburn ... Scaling
  • Sunscreen allergy ... eczema

    T

  • Thrombocytopathy - asplenia - miosis ... scaly skin
  • Thumb absent - short stature - immune deficiency ... scaly skin
  • Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect ... rough skin
  • Toxic epidermal necrolysis ... scarred skin
  • Tricho odonto onycho dermal syndrome ... thickened skin
  • Trichorrhexis nodosa syndrome ... dry scaly skin, eczema
  • Trichothiodystrophy - sun sensitivity ... scaly skin
  • Trichothiodystrophy, type C ... dry scaly skin, eczema
  • Trichothiodystrophy-neurocutaneous Syndrome ... dry scaly skin, eczema
  • Trichothiodystrophy-neurotrichocutaneous Syndrome of Pollitt ... dry scaly skin, eczema
  • Triglyceride storage disease with impaired long-chain fatty acid oxidation ... scaly skin
  • Trueb-Burg-Bottani syndrome ... thickened skin
  • Turkey allergy ... eczema

    V

  • Varicose eczema ... scaly skin
  • Varicose veins ... eczema on legs
  • Vertebral body fusion overgrowth ... Thick skin
  • Vitamin A deficiency ... rough skin

    W

  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome ... eczema, scaling skin rash (eczema)

    X

  • X-linked ichthyosis ... scaly skin, Scaling skin, Thick skin
  • Xerotic eczema ... scaly skin

    Y

  • Yaws ... skin plaques

    Z

  • Zellweger-like syndrome, without peroxisomal anomalies ... ichthyosis
  • Zinc deficiency ... Rough skin

    Conditions listing complications: Scaly skin:

    The following list of conditions have 'Scaly skin' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    D

  • Discoid eczema ... lichenification

    E

  • Eczema ... lichenification (leathery skin)
  • Eczema vaccinatum ... scarred skin

    P

  • Protoporphyria ... thickened skin
  • Prurigo ... thickened skin, lichenification
  • Prurigo nodularis of Hyde ... thickened skin, lichenification

    S

  • Scabies ... eczema
  • Sulfatidosis juvenile, Austin type ... ichthyosis

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    What are the alternative names for Scaly skin:

    Scaling skin, Ichthyosis
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    Classifications of Scaly skin:

    Subtypes of Scaly skin:

    Tough skin (388 causes), Eczema (205 causes), Scaly rash (2 causes), Scaly eruptions, Dry scaly skin (32 causes), Eczematous rash (3 causes), Mild allergic skin rash, Allergic skin reaction (2 causes), Allergic skin rash, Skin thickening (8 causes), Rough skin (12 causes), Fibrosis of skin

    Medical Conditions associated with Scaly skin:

    Tough skin (388 causes), Skin symptoms (3491 causes), Skin problems (3250 causes), Skin texture changes (454 causes)

    Symptoms related to Scaly skin:

    Tough skin (388 causes), Dry skin (170 causes), Skin symptoms (3491 causes), Rash (900 causes), Eczema (205 causes)

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