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Contents: Tough skin

Introduction: Tough skin

Tough skin: Excessive toughening or scaling of skin. See free access online books about Tough skin below. See detailed information below for a list of 191 causes of Tough skin, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Tough skin:

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

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Causes of Types of Tough skin:

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Tough skin

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Diagnostic Guides for Tough skin

12 MEDICAL SYMPTOM BOOKS: FULL TEXT ONLINE! Read the full text of published book sections related to Tough skin from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Tough skin. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Tough skin

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE!
Full text. Free access (no registration).

Skin, scaly

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

Skin, scaly

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

Skin, scaly

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

Skin, scaly

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

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

Misdiagnosis and Tough skin

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Stories from Users for Tough skin

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Psoriasis Therapy Experience

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Organs affected by Tough skin:

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

Detailed list of causes of Tough skin

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

See full list of 191 causes of Tough skin

How Common are these Causes of Tough 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 Tough skin. Of the 191 causes of Tough skin that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

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

See the analysis of the prevalence of 191 causes of Tough skin

Conditions listing symptoms: Tough skin:

The following list of conditions have 'Tough 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

  • Accessory navicular bone ... scaly skin
  • Acquired total lipodystrophy ... thickened skin
  • Acromegaly ... thickened skin, thick skin
  • Actinic keratosis ... scaly patches
  • 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
  • Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis ... eczema

    B

  • Bébé Collodion syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Baraitser burn fixen syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Boeck scabies ... scaly skin
  • Borrone-Di Rocco-Crovato syndrome ... thick skin
  • Breast Cancer ... scaly breast, scaly areola, scaly nipple
  • Bullous Pemphigoid ... eczema

    C

  • Callus ... thickened skin
  • Cerebral dysgenesis, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome ... scaly skin
  • CHILD syndrome ichthyosis ... scaly skin
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata ... scaly skin
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata with steroid sulfatase deficiency ... ichthyosis
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata, non rhizomelic type ... scaly skin
  • Chromosome 2, monosomy 2q37 ... eczema
  • Chromosome 6p deletion syndrome ... eczema
  • Chronic vitamin A toxicity ... scaly skin
  • Clayton-Smith Donnai syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Cockayne syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Compulsive face picking ... scarred skin
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1F ... scaly skin
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1M ... ichthyosis
  • Congenital hypothyroidism ... thick skin
  • Congenital ichthyosis, microcephalus, quadriplegia ... scaly skin
  • Congenital short bowel ... 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
  • Duhring-Brocq disease ... eczema
  • Dykes-Markes-Harper syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa ... scarred skin

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia - neurosensory deafness ... thickened skin
  • 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
  • Eosinophilic fasciitis ... skin thickening
  • Epidermolysa bullosa simplex and limb girdle muscular dystrophy ... scarred skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita ... scarred skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, generalized atrophic benign ... scarred skin
  • Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis ... scaly skin, thickened skin, thickened skin
  • Erythroderma ... skin thickening
  • 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 allergies ... 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
  • GM1 gangliosidosis ... rough skin, thick skin

    H

  • Hay-Wells syndrome, recessive type ... thickened skin
  • 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

    I

  • I cell disease ... thick 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
  • Ichthyosis hystrix, Curth Macklin type ... scaly skin, thick skin
  • Ichthyosis mental retardation asymptomatic spasticity ... ichthyosis
  • Ichthyosis mental retardation dwarfism renal impairment ... ichthyosis
  • Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome ... scaly skin, rough skin
  • Ichthyosis Vulgaris ... scaly skin
  • Ichthyosis vulgaris, dominant ... scaly skin
  • Inborn amino acid metabolism disorder ... eczema

    J

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

    K

  • Kartagener syndrome ... nummular eczema
  • Keratosis ... scaly patches
  • 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
  • Lipidosis with triglyceride storage disease ... scaly skin
  • Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe ... skin plaques
  • Loffredo-Cennamo-Cecio syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Lymphatic Filariasis ... thickened skin

    M

  • Male Breast Cancer ... scaly breast, scaly areola, scaly nipple
  • Meleda Disease ... eczema
  • Menkes Disease ... thick skin
  • 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
  • Mycosis fungoides, familial ... thickened skin
  • Myxedema ... skin thickening

    N

  • Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy ... thickened skin, skin plaques
  • Neu-Laxova Syndrome ... scaly skin, ichthyosis
  • Neuroectodermal endocrine syndrome ... scaly skin
  • Nodular primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis ... skin plaques

    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
  • Pediculosis ... skin thickening
  • Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease ... ichthyosis
  • Peripheral vascular disease ... scaly arm skin
  • Picardi-Lassueur-Little syndrome ... scarred skin
  • POEMS syndrome ... thickened skin
  • Pollitt syndrome ... eczema
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome ... thickened darkened skin patches
  • 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
  • Ruzicka-Goerz-Anton syndrome ... ichthyosis

    S

  • Say-Barber-Miller syndrome ... eczema
  • Scleroderma ... skin thickening
  • Short stature - contractures - hypotonia ... thickened skin
  • SIBIDS syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome ... thick skin
  • Sjogren-Larsson-like syndrome ... ichthyosis
  • Stiff skin syndrome ... thickened skin
  • Sulfatidosis juvenile, Austin type ... scaly skin
  • Sunburn ... Scaling

    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
  • Trichothiodystrophy - sun sensitivity ... scaly skin
  • Triglyceride storage disease with impaired long-chain fatty acid oxidation ... scaly skin
  • Trueb-Burg-Bottani syndrome ... thickened skin

    V

  • 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

    Y

  • Yaws ... skin plaques

    Z

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

    Conditions listing complications: Tough skin:

    The following list of conditions have 'Tough 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.

    E

  • Eczema ... lichenification (leathery skin)

    P

  • Protoporphyria ... thickened skin

    S

  • Scabies ... eczema

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    • Causes of Tough skin Based on Risk Factors

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    Classifications of Tough skin:

    Subtypes of Tough skin:

    Scaly skin (196 causes), Rough skin (12 causes), Skin thickening (6 causes), Fibrosis of skin, Scaly eruptions, Scaly rash (2 causes), Eczema (28 causes), Eczematous rash (3 causes), Mild allergic skin rash, Allergic skin reaction (1 cause), Allergic skin rash, Dry scaly skin (16 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Tough skin:

    Skin symptoms (1818 causes), Skin texture changes (338 causes), Scaly skin (196 causes), Skin problems (1667 causes)

    Symptoms related to Tough skin:

    Rough skin (12 causes), Weak skin (113 causes), Skin rash (379 causes), Dry skin (112 causes)

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