Leathery Neck
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About the symptom
Lichenification is when the skin becomes thick and leathery. It may have a bumpy texture and be darker than surrounding skin.
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)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
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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References
Aboobacker S, Harris BW, Limaiem F. Lichenification. 2022 May 8. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan–. PMID: 30726017.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537332/
Weber FP, Jupe F. Lichenification. Proc R Soc Med. 1935 Mar;28(5):510-1. PMID: 19990191; PMCID: PMC2205855.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2205855/
Díaz JM, Bruñén JMG, Cameo RB, González AM. Erythroderma and Chronic Lichenification. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2019 May 29;6(6):001119. doi: 10.12890/2019_001119. PMID: 31293993; PMCID: PMC6601693.
https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1119
Dore SE. Circumscribed Lichenification (Névrodermite). Proc R Soc Med. 1912;5(Dermatol Sect):147. PMID: 19975743; PMCID: PMC2005842.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2005842/
Sbrana F, Loggini B, Galimberti S, Coceani M, Latorre M, Seccia V, L'Abbate S, Mosca M, Pasanisi EM, Baldini C. Chronic skin lichenification as unusual presentation of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis: case report and literature review. Acta Reumatol Port. 2016 Apr-Jun;41(2):158-61. English. PMID: 27606476.
http://www.arprheumatology.com/article_download.php?id=1183
Reviewed By:
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
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