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Causes of Dry skin

This section discusses 190 medical conditions causing Dry skin. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Dry skin:

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

Causes of Dry skin listed in Disease Database:

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

- (Source - Diseases Database)

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Dry skin:

The following list of conditions have 'Dry 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

  • Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome ... coarse skin, dry skin
  • Acquired hypothyroidism ... dry skin
  • Acromegaly ... coarse skin
  • ADULT syndrome ... dry skin
  • Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy ... dry skin
  • Alves Castelo dos Santos syndrome ... dry skin
  • Amelo-onycho-hypohidrotic syndrome ... dry skin
  • Ampola syndrome ... dry skin
  • Anorexia Nervosa ... dry skin
  • Asteatotic dermatitis ... dry skin
  • Athlete's foot ... cracked skin
  • Athyrotic hypothyroidism sequence ... dry skin
  • Autoimmune thyroid diseases ... dry skin

    B

  • Barakat syndrome ... coarse skin, dry skin
  • Basaran-Yilmaz syndrome ... dry skin
  • Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy ... coarse skin
  • Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 1 ... coarse skin
  • Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 2 ... coarse skin
  • Body skin hyperlaxity due to vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor deficiency ... wrinkled skin

    C

  • Cerebral dysgenesis, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and palmoplantar keratoderma syndrome ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - 1-Pentanethiol ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - 2-Hexanone ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Acetic Anhydride ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Acetophenone ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Amitrole ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Anisole ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Boric Acid ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Carbinoxamine ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorobenzene ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Cyclohexanol ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Cyclohexanone ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethylamine ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethylene Dichloride ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Hexane ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Isopropyl Alcohol ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Kerosene ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Methylene Chloride ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Nitromethane ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Phenmedipham ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetrachloroethane ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetrachloroethylene ... dry skin
  • Chemical poisoning - Tetrahydrofuran ... dry skin
  • Chemical-related eczema ... cracked skin
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata ... dry skin
  • Chondrodysplasia punctata, non rhizomelic type ... dry skin
  • Chromosome 1q duplication syndrome ... wrinkled skin
  • Chromosome 22, trisomy ... wrinkled skin, dry skin
  • Chronic vitamin A toxicity ... dry skin
  • Cleft lip palate pituitary deficiency ... dry skin
  • Cockayne syndrome ... dry skin
  • Contact dermatitis ... cracked skin, dry skin
  • Craniosynostosis mental retardation clefting syndrome ... dry skin
  • Cretinism athyreotic ... dry skin

    D

  • Dehydration ... wrinkled skin, Dry skin
  • Dermatoleukodystrophy ... wrinkled skin
  • Dermo-odontodysplasia ... dry skin
  • Developmental delay - hypotonia extremities hypertrophy ... dry skin
  • Devil's trumpet poisoning ... dry skin
  • Diabetes ... flaky skin
  • Diarrhea ... Dry skin
  • Disorder of Cornification 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) ... dry skin
  • DOC 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) ... dry skin
  • Dry skin ... dry skin
  • Dyshidrotic dermatitis ... cracked skin

    E

  • Ectodermal dysplasia ... cracked skin on soles
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - arthrogryposis - diabetes mellitus ... dry skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia - mental retardation - central nervous system malformation ... dry skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia anhidrotic ... dry skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia mental retardation syndactyly ... dry skin
  • Ectodermal dysplasia/ skin fragility syndrome ... cracked skin on soles
  • Eczema ... cracked skin, skin cracking
  • Environmental allergen related eczema ... cracked skin
  • Erythrodermic eczema ... cracked skin, dry skin

    F

  • Familial hypopituitarism ... dry skin
  • Familial hypothyroidism ... dry skin
  • Fenton-Wilkinson-Toselano syndrome ... dry skin
  • Follicular ichthyosis ... dry skin
  • Food Additive Adverse reaction - citric acid intolerance ... dry skin
  • Fox-Fordyce Disease ... dry skin
  • Freire-Maia odontotrichomelic syndrome ... dry skin
  • Freire-Maia syndrome ... dry skin

    G

  • Ghosal syndrome ... wrinkled skin
  • Granulomatous hypophysitis ... dry skin
  • Grix-Blankenship-Peterson syndrome ... dry skin

    H

  • Hand eczema ... dry skin
  • Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ... coarse skin, dry skin
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Nutmeg ... dry skin
  • Hereditary hypothyroidism ... Dry skin
  • HIV/AIDS ... flaky skin
  • Hunter-Carpenter-Macdonald syndrome ... dry skin
  • Hypothyroid goitre ... Dry skin
  • Hypothyroidism ... dry skin
  • Hypothyroidism - dermoid cyst - cleft palate ... dry skin
  • Hypothyroidism due to iodide transport defect ... dry skin

    I

  • Ichthyosis ... cracked skin, dry skin
  • Ichthyosis - mental retardation, Devriendt type ... dry skin
  • Ichthyosis prematurity syndrome ... dry skin
  • Ichthyosis Vulgaris ... dry skin
  • Ichthyosis vulgaris, dominant ... dry skin
  • Ichythosiform Erythroderma with Leukocyte Vacuolation ... dry skin
  • Irritant contact eczema ... cracked skin

    J

  • Jimsonweed poisoning ... dry skin
  • Johnston Aarons Schelley syndrome ... dry skin
  • Judge-Misch-Wright syndrome ... dry skin
  • Jung-Wolff-Back-Stahl syndrome ... dry skin

    K

  • Kanzaki disease ... dry skin
  • Kawanism ... dry skin

    L

  • Leprechaunism ... wrinkled skin
  • Lichen sclerosis ... crinkled skin
  • Lymphomatous thyroiditis ... dry skin

    M

  • Macroepiphyseal dysplasia with osteoporosis, wrinkled skin, and aged appearance ... wrinkled skin
  • Medication related hypothyroidism ... Dry skin
  • Menkes Disease ... dry skin
  • Mental retardation unusual facies ampola type ... dry skin
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - seizures - psoriasis ... dry skin
  • Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism types 1 and 3 ... dry skin
  • Moynahan syndrome III ... flaky skin, dry skin
  • Multiple endocrine abnormalities - adenylyl cyclase dysfunction ... dry skin
  • Multiple system atrophy ... dry skin
  • Myxedema ... coarse skin, dry skin

    N

  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV ... dry skin

    O

  • Oculo tricho dysplasia ... dry skin
  • OHSS ... dry skin

    P

  • Pachydermoperiostosis ... coarse skin
  • Panhypopituitarism ... wrinkled skin, dry skin
  • Phenylketonuria ... coarse skin
  • Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema) ... cracked skin
  • Primary hypothyroidism ... Dry skin
  • Progeria short stature pigmented nevi ... wrinkled skin, dry skin
  • Psoriasis ... cracked skin

    R

  • Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome ... dry skin
  • Riboflavin deficiency ... cracked corners of the mouth
  • Riedel syndrome ... dry skin
  • Rieger anomaly - partial lipodystrophy ... wrinkled skin

    S

  • Scleroderma ... hardening of skin, dry skin patches
  • Sclerosing bone dysplasia - mental retardation ... wrinkled skin
  • Secondary hypothyroidism ... Dry skin
  • Sheehan Syndrome ... dry skin
  • Shock, Neurogenic ... dry skin
  • Sick building syndrome ... dry skin
  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... cracked skin, Symptoms from dry skin:, dry skin
  • Sjogren's syndrome, juvenile, secondary to autoimmune disease ... dry skin
  • Sjögren syndrome, primary ... dry skin
  • Sjögren syndrome, secondary ... dry skin
  • Spinal shock ... dry skin
  • Stoll-Alembik-Finck syndrome ... dry skin
  • Storm syndrome ... wrinkled skin, aged skin
  • Stress-related eczema ... cracked skin
  • Sub clinical hypothyroidism ... Dry skin
  • Sulfatidosis juvenile, Austin type ... dry skin

    T

  • Temperature-related eczema ... cracked skin
  • Tertiary hypothyroidism ... Dry skin
  • Tetramelic deficiencies - Ectodermal dysplasia - deformed ears - other abnormalities ... dry skin
  • Thyroid disorders ... dry skin
  • Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect ... dry skin
  • Thyrotropin deficiency, isolated ... dry skin
  • Tranebjaerg-Svejgaard syndrome ... dry skin
  • Tricho odonto onycho dermal syndrome ... dry skin
  • Trichodysplasia xeroderma ... dry skin
  • Triglyceride storage disease with impaired long-chain fatty acid oxidation ... dry skin
  • Trihydroxycholestanoylcoa oxidase isolated deficiency ... dry skin
  • Type 2 diabetes ... flaky skin

    V

  • Varicose eczema ... dry skin
  • Vitamin A deficiency ... dry skin

    W

  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome ... Dry skin
  • Wrinkly skin syndrome ... Wrinkled skin

    X

  • X-linked ichthyosis ... Dry skin
  • Xerotic eczema ... cracked skin

    Y

  • Yaws ... cracked soles

    Conditions listing medical complications: Dry skin:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Dry skin' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    N

  • Nicotine addiction ... dry skin

    More Information About Dry skin

    List of 190 causes of Dry skin

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Dry skin in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Dry skin

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Dry skin as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 406 drug side effect causes of Dry skin]

    Drug interaction causes of Dry skin:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Dry skin.

    • Phenytoin and Levothyroxine interaction
    • Thyroid and Cholestyramine interaction
    [See detailed list of 2 drug interaction causes of Dry skin]

    Medical Textbooks about Dry skin

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Dry skin. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Dry skin (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
     

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