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Weak skin: Contents

Weak skin: Introduction

Weak skin: Weakening of the skin texture. See free access online books about Weak skin below. See detailed information below for a list of 141 causes of Weak skin, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Diagnostic Guides for Weak skin

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

Medical Books Excerpts

SKIN THICKENING

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)

Dry Skin (Xerosis)

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)

Genital Skin Lesions

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)

Skin Pigmentation (Decreased)

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)

BLEEDING UNDER THE SKIN

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN DISCHARGE

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN MASS

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN PIGMENTATION AND OTHER PIGMENTARY CHANGES

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN ULCERS

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

Skin turgor, decreased

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

Skin, clammy

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

Skin, mottled

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

Skin, scaly

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

Introduction: Skin Disorders

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)

Skin turgor, decreased

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth 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)

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

  • "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)

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, mottled

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

Skin, scaly

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

Skin Lesions and Rashes

  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)

Skin turgor, decreased

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

Skin, clammy

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

Skin, mottled

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

Skin, scaly

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

Bleeding Under the Skin

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN DISCHARGE

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN MASS

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN PIGMENTATION AND OTHER PIGMENTARY CHANGES

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

SKIN ULCERS

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

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Stories from Users for Weak skin

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Skin Cancer Overview

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Medications or substances causing Weak skin:

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

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Organs affected by Weak skin:

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

Detailed list of causes of Weak skin

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

See full list of 141 causes of Weak skin

How Common are these Causes of Weak 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 Weak skin. Of the 141 causes of Weak skin that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

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

See the analysis of the prevalence of 141 causes of Weak skin

Conditions listing symptoms: Weak skin:

The following list of conditions have 'Weak 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, fragile skin
  • Adrenal adenoma, familial ... thin skin
  • Adrenal Cancer ... thin skin
  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases ... thin skin, fragile skin
  • Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ... thin skin
  • Adrenal gland hyperfunction ... thin skin
  • Adrenal incidentaloma ... thin skin
  • Adrenocortical carcinoma ... thin skin
  • Aplastic anemia ... waxy skin
  • Arterial tortuosity syndrome ... hyperextensible skin

    B

  • Bone-Marrow failure syndromes ... waxy skin

    C

  • Chromosome 22, trisomy ... thin skin
  • Chromosome 6, monosomy 6q ... Hyperextensible skin
  • Chromosome 6q deletion syndrome ... hyperextensible skin
  • Cockayne syndrome ... thin skin
  • Congenital hypothyroidism ... waxy skin
  • Connective tissue disorders ... stretchy skin
  • Connective tissue dysplasia, Spellacy type ... thin skin
  • Cretinism athyreotic ... waxy skin
  • Cushing syndrome, familial ... thin skin, fragile skin
  • Cushing's syndrome ... thin skin, fragile skin, fragile skin

    D

  • Daentl-Townsend-Siegel syndrome ... thin skin
  • Daentl-Towsend-Siegel syndrome ... thin skin
  • Deletion 6q ... Hyperextensible 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
  • Ectodermal dysplasia/ skin fragility syndrome ... fragile skin
  • EDS V ... velvety skin, hyperextensible skin, fragile skin
  • EDS X ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • EDS10 ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • EEC syndrome ... thin skin
  • Ehlers Danlos syndrome type 4, autosomal dominant ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... velvety skin, stretchy skin, Soft skin, fragile skin, soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome caused by tenascin-X deficiency ... velvety skin, hyperextensible skin, fragile skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 3 ... hyperextensible skin, soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I ... velvety skin, hyperextensible skin, fragile skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type II ... velvety skin, hyperextensible skin, fragile skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type III ... soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IX ... soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type V ... velvety skin, hyperextensible skin, fragile skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI ... hyperextensible skin, soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VII ... hyperextensible skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type X ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with periventricular heterotopia ... hyperextensible skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with Platelet Dysfunction from Fibronectin Abnormality ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, 6B ... hyperextensible skin, soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic type ... fragile skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular form ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type ... velvety skin, hyperextensible skin, fragile skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type ... soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatospraxis type ... soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Dysfibronectinemic type ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobile type ... velvety skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type ... soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, kyphoscoliosis type ... hyperextensible skin, soft skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form ... fragile skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, tenascin-X deficiency ... hyperextensible skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type 10 ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type ... thin skin
  • Ehlers-Danlos, syndrome, periodontitis type ... hyperextensible skin, thin skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, dominant type ... fragile skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa intraepidermic ... fragile skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation ... fragile skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia ... fragile skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, generalized atrophic benign ... fragile skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional ... thin skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional, with pyloric atrophy ... fragile skin
  • Epidermolysis bullosa, lethal acantholytic ... fragile skin

    F

  • Familial hypopituitarism ... waxy skin
  • Fibronectin-Deficient EDS ... hyperextensible skin, 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

    I

  • Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens ... fragile 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
  • Lichen sclerosis ... skin tears easily, skin thinning

    M

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

    N

  • Neoplastic porphyria tarda ... fragile skin
  • Neu-Laxova Syndrome ... thin skin

    O

  • Oculopalatocerebral syndrome ... soft 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

  • Panhypopituitarism ... waxy skin
  • Peptidic growth factors deficiency ... thin skin
  • Pituitary cancer, childhood ... thin skin
  • Pituitary tumors, adult ... thin skin
  • Poikiloderma of Kindler ... skin thinning
  • Poikilodermatomyositis - mental retardation ... thin skin
  • Porphyria cutanea tarda, familial type ... fragile skin
  • Porphyria cutanea tarda, sporadic type ... fragile skin
  • Progeria ... thin skin
  • Progeria short stature pigmented nevi ... thin skin
  • Progressive neurodegeneration - joint laxity - cataract ... hyperextensible 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, fragile 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

    V

  • Variegate porphyria ... Fragile skin

    X

  • Xylosylprotein 4-beta-galactosyltransferase (XGPT) deficiency ... fragile skin

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    Classifications of Weak skin:

    Subtypes of Weak skin:

    Skin thinning (2 causes), Thin skin (89 causes), Lax Skin (34 causes), Skin turgor, decreased

    Medical Conditions associated with Weak skin:

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

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