Glossary for Flaking skin

Medical terms related to Flaking skin or mentioned in this section include:

• Celiac Disease: Digestive intolerance to gluten in the diet.
• Dandruff: Scaly and dry material that is shed from the scalp
• Dry skin: Dryness, cracking or scaling of the skin.
• Eczema: Skin rash usually from allergic causes.
• Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis: A rare inherited skin disorder characterized by blistering, redness, scaling and ultimately thickening of the skin that occurs from birth. The severity of the condition is variable.
• Exfoliative dermatitis: Form of dermatitis where skin flakes or falls off.
• Hodgkin's Disease: A form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
• Hypothyroidism: The decreased activity of the thyroid gland
• Kawanism: Kava can be used as a herbal agent to treat anxiety, restlessness, stress and sleeping problems due to anxiety. The herbal agent contains chemicals including alpha-pyrone which can cause various symptoms if it is taken for long periods of time.
• Malabsorption: Dysfunctional absorption
• Peeling skin: Skin peeling off
• Pityriasis Versicolor: Fungal skin infection
• Pityriasis rubra pilaris: A chronic inflammatory skin condition
• Psoriasis: Chronic skin rash condition, usually red or silver and blistery.
• Rash: Rash of any type affecting the skin.
• Rough skin: The appearance of rough skin
• Scaly skin: Toughness or scaliness of the skin
• Skin problems: Any condition that affects the skin
• Skin symptoms: Symptoms affecting the skin.
• Sunburn: A skin inflammatory reaction due to overexposure to sun
• Tinea: A condition which is characterized by an infection caused by a fungus
• Weak skin: Weakening of the skin texture.
• Xeroderma: Genetic condition in which the enzyme systems repairing damage from solar ultraviolet rays is defective, causing early development of skin cancers.

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