Skin Tear Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Rheumatoid Arthritis

This includes: regular sunscreen use with SPF 15 or higher and UVA/UVB protection sensitive skin or hypoallergenic skin moisturizer proper eye care when needed such as artificial [healthline.com]

In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels. [mayoclinic.org]

It comprises a number of natural barriers to infection, including: Anatomical barriers, such as skin, mucous membranes, ciliated epithelial cells, tears, and saliva. [web.archive.org]

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Acute Hepatic Porphyria

In two young patients with acute hepatic porphyria syndrome and persisting paralyses, which increased in intensity during intermittent occurring crisis, the activity of erythrocyte porphobilinogen synthase (delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase) was found to be considerably diminished, below 1% of the value of normal[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Iatrogenic Cushing's Disease

[…] human genetics Benign bone tumors Benign breast conditions Benign liver tumors and hepatic cysts Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Benign prostatic hyperplasia Benign skin [amboss.com]

[…] lesions Benzodiazepines Beta blockers Beta-2 adrenergic agonists Biceps tendon tear Biliary cancer Bipolar disorder Birth traumas Bisphosphonates Bladder exstrophy, abnormalities [amboss.com]

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Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita

This most often inherited disorder can cause the skin to tear and pull away from the body in response to friction, resulting in fluid-filled blisters. [bmt.umn.edu]

Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare genetic condition that makes skin so fragile that it can tear or blister at the slightest touch. [webmd.com]

General Overview Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of skin conditions representing deficiency in one of several proteins that anchor skin to the body. [bmt.umn.edu]

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Cushing's Disease

Here we report an adolescent male with Cushing's disease secondary to a pituitary adenoma who was admitted with cholestatic hepatitis. A detailed work-up for hepatitis was negative except for a novel heterozygous ABCB4 gene mutation encoding multidrug resistance type III (MDR3) protein. Upon resection of the[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Erythropoietic Porphyria

Erythropoietic porphyria (EP), or congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), results from a deficiency of an enzyme in the pathway for heme synthesis. This leads to the accumulation of toxic porphyrins, which make tissues photosensitive. The major manifestations are blistering skin conditions, often severe and[…] [symptoma.com]

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Variegate Porphyria

Variegate porphyria is an autosomal dominant genetic disease of heme metabolism in which partial or total protoporphyrin oxidase deficiency leads to cutaneous and neurological symptoms in childhood. The diagnosis is made by measuring the levels of this enzyme in feces, blood, or urine, while genetic testing is used for[…] [symptoma.com]

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Purpura Senilis

It is, however, a risk factor for skin tears in institutionalised patients. [dermnetnz.org]

Thin skin Skin tears easily Irregularly shaped lesions appear that may measure one to four cm and are dark in color. [belmarrahealth.com]

The purpuric lesions resolve over one to three weeks and may produce residual brown pigmentation of the skin. [dermnetnz.org]

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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Cutis. 2001 Aug;68(2):147-50. Abstract We describe a case of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) induced by blood transfusion and oral iron supplementation in an 80-year-old white woman. The patient experienced acute blood loss from 2 duodenal ulcers 2 months prior to presentation. During her hospitalization for the[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Dermatosparaxis

PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS: Large skin tears with associated haemorrhage, periarticular S/C oedema and generalised skin fragility were observed in both lambs at post-mortem examination [tandfonline.com]

Dermatosparaxis EDS (dEDS) Inheritance Autosomal recessive Major criteria: Extreme skin fragility with congenital or postnatal skin tears Characteristic craniofacial features [edstoday.org]

FINDINGS: Two White Dorper lambs from the North Island of New Zealand, 2 and 4 weeks of age, were presented with large skin flaps hanging from the flanks, separation of skin [tandfonline.com]

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Acute Gastroenteritis

The best clinical indicators of more than 5% dehydration are prolonged capillary refill, abnormal skin turgor, and absent tears.9 The recommendations for assessing and managing [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] pinch, decreased tears, or refusal to drink fluids. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Parents should be told to return if their child develops intractable vomiting, signs of more severe dehydration such as irritablity or lethargy, sunken eyes, reduced skin [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Vaginitis

tears or chafing Painful sexual intercourse Pain when you urinate What increases my risk for vaginitis? [drugs.com]

[…] itching, redness, burning, or swelling in your vagina An odor from your vagina that may be foul or smell like fish Thick, curd-like discharge Thin, gray-white discharge Small skin [drugs.com]

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Constipation

[…] in the skin around the anus that are often accompanied by itchiness, pain, and bleeding) Fecal impaction (inability to push stool out because it has hardened and packed in [everydayhealth.com]

[…] in the skin of the anus) or birth trauma, or a slow transit bowel which means it takes longer for the faeces to travel all the way to the rectum, so more water is removed [continence.org.au]

[…] in the skin around the anus (anal fissures) tummy pain urinary tract infections, wetting pants (urine incontinence), bedwetting - constipation can increase the risk of these [kidshealth.org.nz]

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Rosacea

When the body expands faster than the covering skin, the skin tears, forming a scar as it heals. [ebay.it]

Artificial tears to help keep eyes moist. [aao.org]

Eye problems: eye dryness, tearing, burning, irritated eyes, and inflamed, reddened eyelids. [umiamihealth.org]

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CN Tear Gas Exposure

Symptoms of Tear Gas Exposure stinging and burning of the eyes, nose, mouth, and skin excessive tearing blurred vision runny nose salivation (drooling) exposed tissue may [thoughtco.com]

Exposure to tear gas causes a trademark set of symptoms: severe burning of the eyes, mouth, throat, and skin. [gizmodo.com]

Therefore, people could be exposed through eye contact, skin contact, or breathing it in.Severe traumatic injuries from exploding tear gas canisters have been documented. [doctorslounge.com]

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Dupuytren Contracture

There were no significant differences in pain or skin tears between the 2 groups. No flexor tendon ruptures were observed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Three of the enzymatic fasciotomies were complicated by skin tears. There were no infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Despite being less invasive, problems such as nerve and/or tendon injury, skin tears, and autoimmune reactions have been reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Insect Bite

The important thing to remember is that bees' stingers are barbed and usually remain in the skin. [medbroadcast.com]

In its haste to get away, the bee literally tears the stinger and the attached poison sac out of its abdomen, killing itself in the process. [medbroadcast.com]

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Anal Fissure

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]

[…] will easily get bigger. sometimes it's a skin tear, sometimes the muscle beneath gets torn. it gets a few hours to heal, but pretty soon it's time to work again, and tear [ambiguous.org]

An acute anal fissure describes a tear in the superficial layer of skin. A chronic anal fissure develops over time if the superficial tear does not heal. [emedicinehealth.com]

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Fracture

Reported adverse effects include skin tears, swelling, pain and complex regional pain syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The skin surrounding the injured area is inspected to look for a laceration, scrape, or skin tear. [medicinenet.com]

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Laceration

[…] noun 1A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh. [lexico.com]

[…] noun 1 A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh. [en.oxforddictionaries.com]

Impact with a hard object at an angle to the skin may tear up a flap of skin. [ncemi.org]

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Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

The daily wear and tear, releases scaly skin flakes. The skin flakes are replaced by living cells that divide continuously. Other epidermal cells are called melanocytes. [slideshare.net]

Epidermis – this is the thin, outer portion of the skin. Its main role is protective. [slideshare.net]

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Anemia

Hematoma - Caused by damage to a blood vessel that in turn causes blood to collect under the skin. [en.wikipedia.org]

Laceration - Irregular wound caused by blunt impact to soft tissue overlying hard tissue or tearing such as in childbirth. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Blepharitis

[…] problems, excessive tearing or dry eyes, difficulty wearing contact lenses, formation of a stye or chalazion, chronic pink eye, and injury to the cornea. [belmarrahealth.com]

[…] along the edges of the eyelids Excessive tears Diagnosis Your doctor can diagnose blepharitis based on your symptoms and an examination of your eyelids. [drugs.com]

skin on the eyelids and dry eyes. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

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Hypersensitivity

Allergic or hypersensitivity disorders involving the eye Dermatitis Local inflammation of the skin, that can cover both immune-mediated and non-immune mediated conditions. [waojournal.biomedcentral.com]

[…] consist of redness (mainly due to vasodilation of the peripheral small blood vessels), edema (swelling) of the conjunctiva, itching, and increased lacrimation (production of tears [waojournal.biomedcentral.com]

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Blocked Tear Duct

The nasal lacrimal system lies just under the skin. It drains tears and debris away from the eye and into the nose. [pediatric-ophthalmology.com]

[…] down your baby's eyelid and cheek mucus or yellowish discharge in the eye reddening of the skin from rubbing Because infants don’t produce tears until they are several weeks [childrenshospital.org]

[…] the skin from rubbing A blocked tear duct may be noticeable only when a baby cries, or in cold or windy weather when tears are stimulated. [chop.edu]

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Menopause

Recurrent fissures of posterior fourchette (vaginal tears) Painful intercourse ( dyspareunia ) Labial fusion Dyaesthetic vulvodynia Chronic vulvar burning, irritation, stinging [dermnetnz.org]

Skin – your skin may look more tired and be less firm, and the hair on your head, armpits and legs may get thinner. [healthnavigator.org.nz]

[…] anogenital area May be asymptomatic in some patients Possible association with autoimmune disorders Signs and symptoms include: Itching and irritation White, thinned, wrinkled skin [dermnetnz.org]

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Dermatitis

Eyelid eczema may be exogenous (maceration of the skin with tears, drugs influence) and endogenous (diathesis, gastrointestinal diseases, worm infestation, immune disfunctions [noskinproblems.com]

[…] swelling of the skin A thickening of the skin (with chronic eczema) Excessive rubbing and scratching can tear the skin, which can in turn cause an infection. [childrensnational.org]

Scratching and rubbing can also tear the skin, leaving an opening for bacteria to enter and cause infections of the skin, tissues below the skin, and nearby lymph nodes. [msdmanuals.com]

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Sexually Transmitted Disease

Avoid risky sex practices—Sexual acts that tear or break the skin carry a higher risk of STIs. Even small cuts that do not bleed let germs pass back and forth. [m.acog.org]

Use a water-based lubricant such as K-Y Jelly to help prevent tearing of the skin if there is a lack of lubrication with condom use during sexual intercourse. [healthlinkbc.ca]

Anal sex poses a high risk because tissues in the rectum tear easily. Body fluids also can carry STIs. [m.acog.org]

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Atopic Dermatitis

[…] rubbing and scratching can tear the skin and result in an infection. [web.archive.org]

Scratching leads to tears in the skin, reddening of the skin, and a leathery thickening of the skin. [health.uconn.edu]

Cotton is best or material that is not tight or rough on the skin such as wool. Scratching only makes AD itch more! Keep nails cut short to avoid tears to the skin. [waldmanplasticsurgeryanddermatology.com]

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Heelspur

Tinel’s sign Are there any skin tears on the foot? Any difference in foot alignment in comparison with the other foot? Aggravation on weight-bearing? [physio-pedia.com]

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