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Common causes of Cracked skin
Introduction:
This information shows the various causes of Cracked skin, and how common these diseases or conditions are in the general population. This is not a direct indication as to how commonly these diseases are the actual cause of Cracked skin, but gives a relative idea as to how frequent these diseases are seen overall.
Causes of Cracked skin that are very common
The following causes of Cracked skin are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:
- Diabetes - flaky skin
- Eczema - cracked skin
- Type 2 diabetes - flaky skin
Causes of Cracked skin that are common
The following causes of Cracked skin are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:
- Dry skin
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - coarse skin
- Psoriasis - cracked skin
- Sjogren's Syndrome - cracked skin
Causes of Cracked skin that are uncommon
The following causes of Cracked skin are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:
- HIV/AIDS - flaky skin
Causes of Cracked skin that are rare
The offical US government definition of a "rare" disease is one that affects 200,000 people or less. The following causes of Cracked skin appear in the population at a rate of less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:
- Lichen sclerosis - crinkled skin
Causes of Cracked skin that are very rare
The following causes of Cracked skin appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:
- Acromegaly - coarse skin
- Phenylketonuria - coarse skin
Causes of Cracked skin without any prevalence information
The following causes of Cracked skin are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.
- Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome - coarse skin
- Acromegaly - coarse skin
- Athlete's foot - cracked skin
- Barakat syndrome - coarse skin
- Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy - coarse skin
- Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 1 - coarse skin
- Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy, type 2 - coarse skin
- Certain chemicals and cleaning products
- Chemical-related eczema - cracked skin
- Contact dermatitis - cracked skin
- Diabetes - flaky skin
- Dry skin
- Dyshidrotic dermatitis - cracked skin
- Ectodermal dysplasia - cracked skin on soles
- Ectodermal dysplasia/ skin fragility syndrome - cracked skin on soles
- Eczema - cracked skin
- Environmental allergen related eczema - cracked skin
- Erythrodermic eczema - cracked skin
- Fungal skin infection
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - coarse skin
- Home heating
- Ichthyosis - cracked skin
- Irritant contact eczema - cracked skin
- Low humidity
- Moynahan syndrome III - flaky skin
- Myxedema - coarse skin
- Pachydermoperiostosis - coarse skin
- Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema) - cracked skin
- Rubbing alcohol
- Scaly skin - see the various causing of scaling
- Stress-related eczema - cracked skin
- Temperature-related eczema - cracked skin
- Type 2 diabetes - flaky skin
- Xerotic eczema - cracked skin
- Yaws - cracked soles
All Causes of Cracked skin
The full list of all possible causes for Cracked skin described in various sources is as follows:
- Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome - coarse skin
- Acromegaly - coarse skin
- Athlete's foot - cracked skin
- Barakat syndrome - coarse skin
- Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy - coarse skin
See full list of possible disease causes of Cracked skin
Drug side effect causes of Cracked skin
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Cracked skin as a side effect.- Tazarotene
- Avage
- Tazorac
- Podofilox
- Condylox
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