Thin, Velvety Skin: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Thin, Velvety Skin

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 4

Skin symptoms In vascular EDS, the skin is abnormally thin and pale. It is smooth, soft and velvety. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

[…] involvement (hyperextensibility and/or smooth, velvety skin) Generalized joint hypermobility Chronic Pain [11] Recurring joint dislocations Chronic joint/limb pain Positive [physio-pedia.com]

The veins under the skin are distinctly visible as the skin is translucent on the thorax, the shoulders and, sometimes, the abdomen. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Arthrochalasia Type

The primary complications seen in EDS involve the skin, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems. Patient skin is velvety thin, loose, and stretchable. [rarediseases.org]

Skin symptoms In vascular EDS, the skin is abnormally thin and pale. It is smooth, soft and velvety. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

Brittle Cornea Syndrome Type 1

She had thin velvety skin with prominent subcutaneous veins but no abnormal elasticity or scarring, and she had significant joint hypermobility. [omim.org]

They had extremely thin and bulging corneas, velvety skin, chestnut colored hair, scoliosis, reduced BMD, dental anomalies, hearing loss, and minor cardiac defects. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Skin was thin, velvety, and without abnormal elasticity. Subcutaneous veins were easily appreciated. [jamanetwork.com]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Classic-Like Type 1

velvety feeling skin Failure to diagnose & misdiagnosis are unfortunately not uncommon, due to a lack of knowledge. [whentaniatalks.com]

Presence of loose, elastic skin (the extent of elasticity may vary from one to another); abnormally-thin skin. or smooth “velvety” skin A tendency to bruise easily Abnormal [dovemed.com]

In vascular EDS, the skin is abnormally thin and pale. It is smooth, soft and velvety. [syndrome.medicclub.info]

Cole-Carpenter Syndrome

NAILS, HAIR: [Skin]; Thin, velvety skin; Hyperextensible skin; Poor wound healing; Atrophic scars; Easy bruisability NEUROLOGIC: [Central nervous system]; Hypotonia; Delayed [findzebra.com]

[…] laxity, severe; Recurrent joint subluxation; Premature osteoarthritis; Osteopenia ; Fractures; [Spine]; Kyphosis; Scoliosis; [Pelvis]; Congenital bilateral hip dislocation SKIN [findzebra.com]

Craniosynostosis-Dandy-Walker Malformation-Hydrocephalus Syndrome

NAILS, HAIR: [Skin]; Thin, velvety skin; Hyperextensible skin; Poor wound healing; Atrophic scars; Easy bruisability NEUROLOGIC: [Central nervous system]; Hypotonia; Delayed [findzebra.com]

[…] laxity, severe; Recurrent joint subluxation; Premature osteoarthritis; Osteopenia; Fractures; [Spine]; Kyphosis; Scoliosis; [Pelvis]; Congenital bilateral hip dislocation SKIN [findzebra.com]

Laron Syndrome with Immunodeficiency

NAILS, HAIR: [Skin]; Velvety, smooth skin; Hyperelastic skin; Thin skin; Easy bruisability; Finely wrinkled palms; Prominent veins; Cigarette-paper scars; Delayed wound [findzebra.com]

Inability to adduct thumbs; Short metacarpals; Short phalanges; Widened metaphyses (metacarpal and phalanges); Flattened epiphyses (metacarpal and phalanges); [Feet]; Pes planus SKIN [findzebra.com]

Megacystis - Megaureter Syndrome

NAILS, HAIR: [Skin]; Fragile skin; Easy bruisability; Cigarette-paper scars; Wide, thin scars; Velvety skin; Poor wound healing; Molluscoid pseudotumors; Spheroids NEUROLOGIC [findzebra.com]

[…] bowel rupture; Bowel diverticula SKELETAL: Osteoarthritis; [Limbs]; Joint hypermobility; Joint dislocation (hip, shoulder, elbow, knee, or clavicle); [Feet]; Pes planus SKIN [findzebra.com]

Stuve-Wiedemann Syndrome

NAILS, HAIR: [Skin]; Thin, velvety skin; Hyperextensible skin; Poor wound healing; Atrophic scars; Easy bruisability NEUROLOGIC: [Central nervous system]; Hypotonia; Delayed [findzebra.com]

Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Type 1

skin Thin skin with easily visible veins Bluish eye whites (sclera) It is important to make the diagnosis of Loeys-Dietz syndrome as surgery may be required on relatively [barnesjewish.org]

Cutaneous Striae distensae (MFS, LD) Velvety, thin and translucent skin with visible veins, easy bruising, poor wound healing and dystrophic scars are observed (LD) 8 Skin [centogene.com]

Most typically, velvety, thin and translucent skin with visible veins, easy bruising, poor wound healing and dystrophic scars are observed ( 30, 31 ). [annalscts.com]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Classic-Like Type 2

The primary complications seen in EDS involve the skin, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems. Patient skin is velvety thin, loose, and stretchable. [rarediseases.org]

Patients with EDS often have skin that can be describes as “velvety”, “loose”. This skin characteristic predisposes patients to problems with wound healing. [rarediseases.org]

Patients will often note that they develop “paper-thin” scars. Patients also have excessively flexible, loose joints. [rarediseases.org]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type

Presence of loose, elastic skin (the extent of elasticity may vary from one to another); abnormally-thin skin. or smooth “velvety” skin A tendency to bruise easily Abnormal [dovemed.com]

People with the Classical Type have smooth, velvety skin that is stretchy, fragile, and easily bruised. [learnaboutyourpain.com]

Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome

NAILS, HAIR: [Skin]; Thin, velvety skin; Hyperextensible skin; Poor wound healing; Atrophic scars; Easy bruisability NEUROLOGIC: [Central nervous system]; Hypotonia; Delayed [findzebra.com]

[…] laxity, severe; Recurrent joint subluxation; Premature osteoarthritis; Osteopenia; Fractures; [Spine]; Kyphosis; Scoliosis; [Pelvis]; Congenital bilateral hip dislocation SKIN [findzebra.com]

Hyperthyroidism

[…] and/or smooth velvety skin Sleep disturbances In older people, irregular heart rhythms and heart failure can occur. [medicinenet.com]

[…] palpitations, irregular heart rate Weight loss Fatigue, weakness Decreased concentration Irregular and scant periods (menstruation) Fine or brittle hair Rapid heartbeat Thinning [medicinenet.com]

[…] palpitations, irregular heart rate Weight loss Fatigue, weakness Decreased concentration Irregular and scant periods ( menstruation ) Fine or brittle hair Rapid heartbeat Thinning [medicinenet.com]

Hypermobility Syndrome

Presence of loose, elastic skin (the extent of elasticity may vary from one to another); abnormally-thin skin. or smooth “velvety” skin A tendency to bruise easily Abnormal [dovemed.com]

° Pale, soft, velvety skin, that because of transparency (thin skin) can show the veins. which can be prominent especially in the dorsum of the hands. [reumatologia-dr-bravo.cl]

Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome Type 10

The primary complications seen in EDS involve the skin, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems. Patient skin is velvety thin, loose, and stretchable. [rarediseases.org]

Skin symptoms In vascular EDS, the skin is abnormally thin and pale. It is smooth, soft and velvety. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

Patients with EDS often have skin that can be describes as “velvety”, “loose”. This skin characteristic predisposes patients to problems with wound healing. [rarediseases.org]

Skin Atrophy

coarse and brittle hair; myxedema; alopecia (lateral third of the eyebrows to diffuse); skin cool to touch; thin and brittle nails Warm, moist, soft, and velvety skin; thin [quizlet.com]

[…] people) Erythematous macules to hemorrhagic pustules; lesions in acral distribution that can involve palms and soles Skin bronzing and hyperpigmentation Dry, rough, and pale skin [quizlet.com]

Blue Sclera

Skin was thin, velvety, and without abnormal elasticity. Subcutaneous veins were easily appreciated. [jamanetwork.com]

Skin was thin, velvety, without abnormal elasticity, and without scars. Subcutaneous veins were easily appreciated. [jamanetwork.com]

Cutis Laxa-Marfanoid Syndrome

[…] and velvety skin, easy bruising Shprintzen-Goldberg FBN1 and Craniosynostosis, mental retardation, hypertelorism, proptosis syndrome (SGS) other Congenital contractural arachnodactyly [healthdocbox.com]

[…] findings: cutis laxa, abnormal or atrophic scars, poor wound healing, spontaneous bruising, thin, translucent, highly elastic, velvety Tissue fragility: inguinal and umbilical [unmc.edu]

SLC2A10, SLC39A13, SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD4, SMAD6, TAB2, TGFB2, TGFB3, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, TNXB, ZNF469 INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: Joint issues: hypermobility, dislocation, chronic pain Skin [unmc.edu]

Familial Joint Laxity

Fragile skin; Easy bruisability; Cigarette-paper scars; Wide, thin scars; Velvety skin; Poor wound healing Molluscoid pseudotumors; Spheroids ... [ibis-birthdefects.org]

Joint hypermobility.Lesser effect on internal organs Autosomal dominant COL5A1 EDS II Same as EDS I but milder COL5A2 Hypermobility type EDS III Soft, smooth and velvety skin [laeknabladid.is]

Symptoms associated with skin – the skin is abnormally thin and pale. It is also smooth, soft and velvety to the touch. The skin is translucent with visible veins. [journals.viamedica.pl]

Orthostatic Intolerance due to NET Deficiency

Frequent strains and sprains Co-ordination problems – clumsiness, delayed walking and writing Resistance to local anaesthetics Skin changes – soft, velvety, thin, stretchy [potsuk.org]

Meningeal Disorder

Common clinical findings include: skin: hyperextensibility, easy bruising, velvety texture, thin/transparent, poor wound healing musculoskeletal: joint hypermobility, dislocations [spinalcsfleak.org]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Most typically, velvety, thin and translucent skin with visible veins, easy bruising, poor wound healing and dystrophic scars are observed ( 30, 31 ). [annalscts.com]

Joint hypermobility.Lesser effect on internal organs Autosomal dominant COL5A1 EDS II Same as EDS I but milder COL5A2 Hypermobility type EDS III Soft, smooth and velvety skin [laeknabladid.is]

People with the Classical Type have smooth, velvety skin that is stretchy, fragile, and easily bruised. [web.archive.org]

Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Type 2

Cutaneous Striae distensae (MFS, LD) Velvety, thin and translucent skin with visible veins, easy bruising, poor wound healing and dystrophic scars are observed (LD) 8 Skin [centogene.com]

Most typically, velvety, thin and translucent skin with visible veins, easy bruising, poor wound healing and dystrophic scars are observed (30,31). [annalscts.com]

Most typically, velvety, thin and translucent skin with visible veins, easy bruising, poor wound healing and dystrophic scars are observed ( 30, 31 ). [annalscts.com]

Postural Defect

Frequent strains and sprains Co-ordination problems – clumsiness, delayed walking and writing Resistance to local anaesthetics Skin changes – soft, velvety, thin, stretchy [potsuk.org]

Autosomal Recessive Cutis Laxa Type 1A

If present, pertinent skin findings include cutis laxa and thin translucent or velvety skin. Craniofacial. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Additional features include long philtrum with thin vermilion of the upper lip and prominent eyes. Lung. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although EFEMP2 -related cutis laxa is classified within the cutis laxa group, skin findings can be minor or even normal. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Thumb Deformity - Alopecia - Pigmentation Anomaly Syndrome

Fragile skin; Easy bruisability; Cigarette-paper scars; Wide, thin scars; Velvety skin; Poor wound healing Molluscoid pseudotumors; Spheroids ... [ibis-birthdefects.org]

Hypermobile Type; The skin involvement (hyperextensible and/or smooth, velvety skin) as well as bruising tendencies ... [ibis-birthdefects.org]

Classical Type; Marked skin hyperextensibility (stretchy) with widened atrophic scars ... [ibis-birthdefects.org]

Brittle Cornea Syndrome Type 2

The primary complications seen in EDS involve the skin, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems. Patient skin is velvety thin, loose, and stretchable. [rarediseases.org]

Criterion 2: two or more of the following (A-C) MUST be present A: you have at least FIVE of the following: Unusually soft or velvety skin. Mild skin hyperextensibility. [gowerstreetpractice.org.uk]

Patients with EDS often have skin that can be describes as “velvety”, “loose”. This skin characteristic predisposes patients to problems with wound healing. [rarediseases.org]

Micrognathism

NAILS, HAIR: [Skin]; Thin, velvety skin; Hyperextensible skin; Poor wound healing; Atrophic scars; Easy bruisability NEUROLOGIC: [Central nervous system]; Hypotonia; Delayed [findzebra.com]

[…] laxity, severe; Recurrent joint subluxation; Premature osteoarthritis; Osteopenia; Fractures; [Spine]; Kyphosis; Scoliosis; [Pelvis]; Congenital bilateral hip dislocation SKIN [findzebra.com]

Thyrotoxicosis Factitia

[…] and/or smooth velvety skin Sleep disturbances In older people, irregular heart rhythms and heart failure can occur. [medicinenet.com]