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Thin skin

Thin skin: Introduction

Thin skin: A condition which is characterized by skin which is thin. See free access online books about Thin skin below. See detailed information below for a list of 98 causes of Thin skin, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Thin skin:

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

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Thin skin: Symptom Checker

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Thin skin

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Diagnostic Guides for Thin skin

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

Medical Books Excerpts
  • SKIN MASS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, bronze
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, clammy
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, mottled
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, clammy
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Skin, mottled
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Skin, bronze
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Skin, clammy
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • SKIN MASS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Misdiagnosis and Thin skin

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Definitions of Thin skin:

Thin skin: skin from areas of the body other than the palms and soles, so named because of its relatively thin epidermis.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Detailed list of causes of Thin skin

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

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How Common are these Causes of Thin 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 Thin skin. Of the 98 causes of Thin skin that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 5 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 95 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 98 causes of Thin skin

Conditions listing symptoms: Thin skin:

The following list of conditions have 'Thin 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.

A

  • Acrogeria (Gottron Type) ... thin skin
  • Adrenal adenoma, familial ... thin skin
  • Adrenal Cancer ... thin skin
  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases ... thin skin
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ... thin skin
  • Adrenal gland hyperfunction ... thin skin
  • Adrenal incidentaloma ... thin skin
  • Adrenocortical carcinoma ... thin skin

    C

  • Chromosome 22, trisomy ... thin skin
  • Cockayne syndrome ... thin skin
  • Connective tissue dysplasia, Spellacy type ... thin skin
  • Cushing syndrome, familial ... thin skin
  • Cushing's syndrome ... thin skin

    D

  • Daentl-Townsend-Siegel syndrome ... thin skin
  • Daentl-Towsend-Siegel syndrome ... thin skin
  • Dermo-odontodysplasia ... thin skin

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - central nervous system malformation ... thin skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - CNS malformation ... thin skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia anhidrotic ... thin skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, autosomal dominant ... thin skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, autosomal recessive ... thin skin
  • EDS X ... thin skin
  • EDS10 ... thin skin
  • EEC syndrome ... thin skin
  • Ehlers Danlos syndrome type 4, autosomal dominant ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type X ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with Platelet Dysfunction from Fibronectin Abnormality ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular form ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Dysfibronectinemic type ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type 10 ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos, syndrome, periodontitis type ... thin skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional ... thin skin

    F

  • Fibronectin-Deficient EDS ... thin skin
  • Fontaine-Farriaux-Blanckaert syndrome ... thin skin
  • Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... thin skin

    G

  • Geroderma osteodysplastica ... thin skin
  • Gerodermia osteodysplastica ... thin skin
  • Gerodermia osteodysplastica hereditaria ... thin skin
  • Gerodermia osteodysplasticum ... thin skin
  • Growth Hormone Receptor Deficiency ... thin skin

    H

  • Homocystinuria ... thin skin
  • Hutchinson Gilford Syndrome ... thin skin
  • Hyperadrenalism ... thin skin

    J

  • Jones-Hersh-Yusk syndrome ... thin skin

    L

  • Lamellar ichthyosis ... thin skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, autosomal dominant form ... thin skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 1 ... thin skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 2 ... thin skin
  • Lamellar ichthyosis, type 3 ... thin skin
  • Laron Dwarfism ... thin skin
  • Laron Pituitary Dwarfism ... thin skin
  • Laron Syndrome ... thin skin
  • Laron Type Pituitary Dwarfism 1 ... thin skin
  • Laron-type Dwarfism Phenotypic Syndrome ... thin skin
  • Lenz Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism ... thin skin

    M

  • Mental retardation - arachnodactyly - hypotonia - telangiectasia ... thin skin
  • Myopathy, limb-girdle, with bone fragility ... thin skin

    N

  • Neu-Laxova Syndrome ... thin skin

    O

  • OI, Type I ... thin skin
  • OLEDAID ... thin skin
  • Onychotrichodysplasia and neutropenia ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2 ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4 ... thin skin
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB ... thin skin

    P

  • Peptidic growth factors deficiency ... thin skin
  • Pituitary cancer, childhood ... thin skin
  • Pituitary tumors, adult ... thin skin
  • Poikilodermatomyositis - mental retardation ... thin skin
  • Progeria ... thin skin
  • Progeria short stature pigmented nevi ... thin skin
  • Pseudoprogeria syndrome ... thin skin

    R

  • Rambaud-Galian syndrome ... thin skin
  • Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome ... thin skin
  • Rieger anomaly - partial lipodystrophy ... thin skin
  • Rombo syndrome ... thin skin

    S

  • Sequeiros-Sack syndrome ... thin skin
  • Shprintzen-Golberg craniosynostosis ... thin skin
  • Spastic paraplegia - neuropathy - poikiloderma ... thin skin
  • Stoll-Alembik-Finck syndrome ... thin skin
  • Stuve-Wiedemann dysplasia ... thin skin
  • Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome ... thin skin

    T

  • Tricho odonto onycho dermal syndrome ... thin skin

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    Medical Conditions associated with Thin skin:

    Weak skin (146 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes), Skin texture changes (462 causes)

    Symptoms related to Thin skin:

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