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Skin thickening

Skin thickening: Introduction

Skin thickening: Thickening of the skin texture. See free access online books about Skin thickening below. See detailed information below for a list of 11 causes of Skin thickening, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Skin thickening:

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

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Skin thickening: Symptom Checker

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Skin thickening

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Diagnostic Guides for Skin thickening

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

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
 

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Misdiagnosis and Skin thickening

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Medications or substances causing Skin thickening:

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

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Detailed list of causes of Skin thickening

The list below shows some of the causes of Skin thickening mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 11 causes of Skin thickening

How Common are these Causes of Skin thickening?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Skin thickening. Of the 11 causes of Skin thickening that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 9 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 11 causes of Skin thickening

Conditions listing symptoms: Skin thickening:

The following list of conditions have 'Skin thickening' 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.

C

  • Chemical allergy ... skin thickening

    E

  • Eosinophilic fasciitis ... skin thickening
  • Erythroderma ... skin thickening

    H

  • Hyalinosis, infantile systemic ... skin thickening

    M

  • Muckle-Wells syndrome ... skin thickening
  • Myxedema ... skin thickening

    P

  • Pediculosis ... skin thickening

    S

  • Scleroderma ... skin thickening

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  • Classifications of Skin thickening:

    Medical Conditions associated with Skin thickening:

    Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Tough skin (391 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes), Scaly skin (414 causes), Skin texture changes (462 causes)

    Symptoms related to Skin thickening:

    Dry skin (171 causes), Tough skin (391 causes), Scaly skin (414 causes), Hutchinson's freckle, Macule, Papule, Erythema, Vesicles, Blisters (337 causes), Skin ulcers, Malignant melanoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Basal cell carcinoma, Marjolin ulcer, Rodent ulcer, Superficial spreading melanoma, nodular melanoma, acral lentigenous melanoma, Clarke's classificatio

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