Skin Fissure: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Skin Fissure

Contact Dermatitis

sometimes ulcerated, in acute form Vesicles are common, but ulceration or skin necrosis is rare in acute cases Thickening, erosion, fissuring, or shiny skin following chronic [news-medical.net]

Fissuring or cracking of the skin of the heels can be a painful and annoying condition. The fissures can become deep enough to cause bleeding. [podiatrynetwork.com]

Irritant dermatitis often shows as dry, red, and rough skin. Cuts (fissures) may form on the hands. Skin may become inflamed with long-term exposure. [medlineplus.gov]

Late Congenital Syphilis

Skin -rhagades(cracks, fissures atmucocutaneousjunctions) #1, 2, & 3 are part of Hutchinson’s triad Extended discussion Epidemiology (Treponema Pallidum): Transmitted at any [johnsarm.net]

& runny fissured nose. [slideshare.net]

rhagades (perioral fissures ; when fissures heal and leave scars they are referred to as Parrot lines ), gumma s Skeletal: “ saber shins ” (anterior bowing of the tibia [amboss.com]

Perianal Candidiasis

It may be due to poor hygiene, leakage of stool and mucous, diarrhea, over cleaning, prolapsed hemorrhoids, inflamed internal hemorrhoids, skin tags, anal fissure, anal fistula [hemorrhoidcentersamerica.com]

External examination of the area around the anus may reveal a cause such as a skin condition, threadworms, fissure. [patient.info]

[…] and macerated skin. [rch.org.au]

Hemorrhoids

Cutting this muscle relieves pressure on the skin near the fissure, and allows the fissure to heal. Author(s) and Publication Date(s) David A. [patients.gi.org]

Anal Fissure Anal fissures are small tears in the skin overlying the anus. eMedicineHealth.Eczema / Psoriasis News The latest eczema and psoriasis research from prestigious [xigujafey.xpg.uol.com.br]

Most likely, however, it's the hemorrhoids bleeding (likely when you're bearing down during a bowel movement) or an anal fissure (cracks in the skin of the anus caused by [whattoexpect.com]

Lamellar Ichthyosis

Lamellar Ichthyosis is an autosomal recessive, inherited skin disorder characterized by thickening, fissuring and scaling of the skin. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] disorder characterized by thickening, fissuring and scaling of the skin. [nepjol.info]

Carini syndrome - skin disease of the newborn characterized by fissures and shedding of membrane encasing the body to reveal red skin underneath. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Palmoplantar Pustulosis

They are associated with thickened, scaly, red skin that easily develops painful cracks ( fissures ). [dermnetnz.org]

Emollients are important: Apply thick greasy emollients to soften skin and prevent fissures. Soak in warm water with emulsifying ointment. [patient.info]

In the more chronic stages of the disease, the skin can be dry and thickened with deep fissures (cracks in the skin). [dermcoll.edu.au]

Atopic Dermatitis

Symptoms of AD include: Dry, scaly skin that can become thickened and appear wrinkled (lichenification) Redness Itching Cracks in the skin (fissures) Open, crusted or oozing [waldmanplasticsurgeryanddermatology.com]

The clinical expression of such impairments is dry skin with fissures and a higher risk of eczema. [hindawi.com]

Oatmeal baths (Aveeno and others) may be soothing to itchy, fissured skin although best outcomes will still result from applying moisturizers after rinsing off. [emedicinehealth.com]

Candidiasis

There may be severe redness, swelling, and itching, leading to skin fissures or sores. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Skin is erythematous, and lesions are initially discrete and then coalesce into larger lesions. Fissuring of the skin may be present. [visualdx.com]

Severe cases may show up with red and swollen vagina and vulva, oozing or fissured and cracked skin around the vulva, bleeding etc. [news-medical.net]

Congenital Syphilis

Early signs are characteristic skin lesions, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, failure to thrive, blood-stained nasal discharge, perioral fissures, meningitis, choroiditis [msdmanuals.com]

Skin manifestations The skin becomes red, glazed and radiating fissures may appear at the angles of the mouth, around the nares and anus. [drmhijazy.com]

[…] eruptions Erythematous appearance 14.  Mucuocutaneous lesions occur around the nose, mouth, anus and vulva –moist and readily produce fissuring and bleeding Excoriations [slideshare.net]

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

The skin in SS is often very itchy, appears "thickened" and may appear scaly. Palms and soles may be very red and thickened, with cracks in the skin (called fissures). [oncolink.org]

The side-effect profile for TSEBT includes pruritus, dry skin, fissuring, telangiectasias, fatigue, temperature dysregulation, sun sensitivity, radiation dermatitis, skin [journals.lww.com]

There may be scaling and fissuring of the palms and soles, alopecia, ectro-pion, loss of nails, and ankle edema. [cancernetwork.com]

Neonatal Inflammatory Skin and Bowel Disease Type 1

[…] tags, fissures, abscesses, and fistulae Painful defecation Bright-red rectal bleeding Perirectal pain, erythema, or discharge Physical examination findings Vital signs are [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] that include the following: Bloody mucopurulent diarrhea Cramping abdominal pain Urgency to defecate Perianal involvement in Crohn disease may produce the following: Simple skin [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] those of an acute abdomen; diffuse abdominal tenderness is common; fullness or a discrete mass may be palpable, typically in the right lower quadrant Perianal disease (eg, skin [emedicine.medscape.com]

Anal Fissure

[…] papilla in addition to the fissure); group III had all three components (fissure, skin tag, hypertrophied papilla). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Condition: Anal Fissure (anal tear, anal skin tags) Overview (“What is it?”) Definition: An anal fissure is a tear or break in the skin at the anus. [eapsa.org]

An anal fissure is a tear in the skin around the opening of the anus (the last part of the digestive tract that controls the removal of stools). [greaterhoustongastroenterology.com]

Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria

A hitherto undescribed dual deficiency of uroporphyrinogen III synthase and uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase was observed in the erythrocytes in a 14 year-old patient who had presented with congenital erythropoietic porphyria since early childhood. Whereas congenital erythropoietic porphyria was metabolically and[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Atrophic Rhinitis

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search rare disease of the nasal mucosa Rhinitis, atrophic atrophic rhinitis (disorder) dry rhinitis rhinitis sicca Ozaena ozena atrophic rhinitis edit English chronic atrophic rhinitis rare disease of the nasal mucosa Rhinitis, atrophic atrophic rhinitis (disorder) dry rhinitis[…] [wikidata.org]

Harlequin Type Ichthyosis

Dehydration The deeply fissured skin allows the loss of excessive amounts of salt and water, which may result in severe dehydration. [news-medical.net]

She had thick fissured thickened skin all over the body and the toes of feet and fingers of the hands were clumped. [cags.org.ae]

At birth, the baby's skin had thick scales separated by deep fissuring. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anal Disorder

The most common are piles (haemorrhoids), an itchy bottom (pruritus ani), a split in the skin around the bottom (anal fissure) and constipation. [patient.info]

Anal Fissure What is it? An anal fissure is a tear (usually small) in the skin that lines the anus, the opening through which stool passes out of the body. [glstva.com]

Cutting this muscle relieves pressure on the skin near the fissure, and allows the fissure to heal. Author(s) and Publication Date(s) David A. [patients.gi.org]

Fissure of the Nipple

Mamilla lets your skin breathe while caring for it, and neither the nipple fissure oil or the Mamilla nipple fissure balm leave a layer on your skin, with the natural oils [myonat.ch]

The skin was impaired and fissure of nipple appeared because of sucking. [chinaherbstore.com]

Wash your nipples with water, not with soap, as soap dries the skin out, making your nipples more susceptible to fissures. [noble-house.tk]

Tinea Pedis

Athlete’s foot is typically characterized by skin fissures or scales that can be red and itchy. [web.archive.org]

Tinea pedis is spread through contact with infected skin scales or contact with fungi in damp areas (for example, showers, locker rooms, swimming pools) 1. [cdc.gov]

Tinea pedis is spread through contact with infected skin scales or contact with fungi in damp areas (for example, showers, locker rooms, swimming pools) (1). [web.archive.org]

Atopic Cheilitis

Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Woolly Hair - Keratoderma - Tooth Agenesis

Arthrogryposis-Hyperkeratosis Syndrome, Lethal Form

fissures - Ichthyosis / ichthyosiform dermatitis - Vesicles / bullous / exsudative lesions / bullous / cutaneous / mucosal detachment - Weight loss / loss of appetite / break [csbg.cnb.csic.es]

skin), with death occurring in early infancy. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] references Very frequent - Autosomal dominant inheritance - Erythema / erythematous lesions / erythroderma / polymorphous erythema - Hyperkeratosis / ainhum / hyperkeratotic skin [csbg.cnb.csic.es]

Rectal Symptoms

WHAT IS AN ANAL FISSURE? An anal fissure (fissure-in-ano) is a small, oval shaped tear in skin that lines the opening of the anus. [fascrs.org]

Fissures typically cause severe pain and bleeding with bowel movements. Fissures are quite common in the general population, but are of... [fascrs.org]

Diffuse Palmoplantar Keratoderma

This disease presents as a distressing thickened skin with fissured pattern, intermingled with recurrent eczema like flare up. Causes: The causes could be either. [icliniq.com]

Systemic retinoids will usually cause xerosis of the skin with pruritus and peeling, and sometimes skin fissuring. [podiatrytoday.com]

[…] of the skin; it may occur alone or may accompany or be part of another disease. pal·mo·plan·tar ker·a·to·der·ma [MIM*148600 & MIM*244850] the occurrence of symmetric diffuse [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Angular Cheilitis

fissures, blisters and sores at the corners of the mouth. [aidanceproducts.com]

Commonly referred to as perleche, angular stomatitis, or cheilosis, angular cheilitis is a common condition that causes redness and inflammation as well as painful skin fissures [terrasilskinrepair.com]

It is associated with discomfort, cracking of the skin to form the characteristic fissures of the skin, bleeding and ulceration. [news-medical.net]

GOMBO Syndrome

Thick skin has been observed in six patients. [orpha.net]

Characteristic facial features may include abnormally narrow skin folds (palpebral fissures) between the upper and lower eyelids (blepharophimosis), underdevelopment of the [rarediseases.org]

Short stature, brachydactyly, joint limitation, prognathism, small, round ears, short palpebral fissures, abnormal skin, thick calvaria, and deafness are observed in Myhre [jmg.bmj.com]

Kaufman Oculocerebrofacial Syndrome

Ear abnormalities include low-set ears with small lobes and growths of skin (skin tags) in front of the ear (preauricular tags). [malacards.org]

microcornea, strabismus, myopia, optic atrophy, high-arched palate, preauricular skin tags and small mandible. * [19461] References: Kaufman RL. et al "An oculocerebrofacial [wellnessadvocate.com]

eye abnormalities (microcornea, strabismus, myopia, optic atrophy), high-arched palate, preauricular skin tags and micrognathia with respiratory distress. [orpha.net]

Fibular Dimelia-Diplopodia Syndrome

/cutaneous hyperlaxity Hyperhidrosis/increased sweating Hyperkeratosis/ainhum/hyperkeratotic skin fissures Hypohidrosis/decreased sweating/thermoregulation disorder/heat intolerance [readbag.com]

[…] erythematous/edematous papules/milium Follicular/vermiculata atrophoderma Freezing lesions Furuncle/cutaneous abscess/hidrosadenitis suppurativa Hairy patch Hyperelastic skin [readbag.com]

Ichthyosis/ichthyosiform dermatitis Lichen Lipoatrophy Loose skin/skin relaxation/excess skin/creases Macules Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis/keratoderma Palmoplantar pustulosis [readbag.com]

Ophthalmoplegia-Intellectual Disability-Lingua Scrotalis Syndrome

vertical skin folds between the inner corners of the eyes and the nose (epicanthal folds), a broad nasal bridge, a long upper lip, an abnormally small lower jaw (hypoplastic [rarediseases.org]

Additional findings may include an unusually prominent forehead (frontal bossing), widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), downwardly slanting eyelid folds (palpebral fissures [rarediseases.org]

Benign Neoplasm of the Colon

WHAT IS AN ANAL FISSURE? An anal fissure (fissure-in-ano) is a small, oval shaped tear in skin that lines the opening of the anus. [fascrs.org]

Fissures typically cause severe pain and bleeding with bowel movements. Fissures are quite common in the general population, but are of... [fascrs.org]

Congenital Ichthyosis

Dehydration The deeply fissured skin allows the loss of excessive amounts of salt and water, which may result in severe dehydration. [news-medical.net]

The affected children present with an armour-like thickening of the skin, deep fissures and ectropion of the eyelids and the oral mucosa. [dermis.net]

Daily skin examination including skin fissures is recommended. Rigorous hand wash cannot be over emphasized. [oatext.com]