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Skin Dry
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Skin Dry
Dry skin is also known as xerosis. Most cases of dry skin have an environmental cause. Certain diseases can also significantly affect the skin. Symptoms of dry skin include scaling, itching, and/or cracks in the skin. Dry skin is most common in the lower legs, arms, sides of the abdomen, and the thighs.
Symptom classification
Body areaEntire Body
Body areaSkin
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
29- Amenorrhea
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Ataxia Telangiectasia
- Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
- Autonomic Neuropathy
- Biotin Deficiency
- Calluses
- Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Dermatitis
- Diabetes Type 2
- Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
- Extracellular Fluid Volume Contraction
- Foot Dermatitis
- Hand Dermatitis
- Hartnup Disease
- Hypoalbuminemia
- Ichthyosis
- Linchen Simplex Chronicus
- Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
- Nummular Dermatitis
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Polyneuropathy
- Rosacea
- Rotavirus
- Scleroderma Renal Disease
- Seborrheic Dermatitis (Dandruff)
- Sjogrens Syndrome
- Systemic Sclerosis
- Vitamin A Toxicity