Thick, leathery skin
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Content updated on May 23, 2022
Possible Causes
- Atopic dermatitis
Allergic rashes. Risk factors include genetics, other allergic disease, new skin products, and allergic foods. Cases of childhood eczema can resolve by adulthood, however in some cases it can happen to adults too.
- Rosacea-like dermatitis
A condition that causes red, uneven spots on the face, which often become flushed. This is caused by use of steroids on the face, and usually resolves once the steroids are stopped.
- Psoriasis (except for pustular psoriasis)
A skin disease caused by the immune system attacking skin cells, thought to be genetic as well as triggered by other things such as environment, illnesses and stress.
- lichen nitidus . lichen striatus
- Lichen nitidus
- Asteatotic eczema
- Acromegaly
- Lichen planus (including nails)
- Discoid / Nummular eczema
Related Serious Diseases
- Osteomyelitis
Infection of the bone by bacteria or fungi. In some cases, osteomyelitis is caused by bacteria invading from wounds in the surrounding area. In other cases, bacteria/fungi multiply in distant areas, enter the bloodstream and invade the bone.
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Do you have any areas of thick or rough skin?
Do you have itchy skin?
Do you have any pain or tingling in the affected areas of the skin?
Do you have skin redness?
Do you have a fever?
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