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Thin skin

Thin skin: Introduction

Thin skin: A condition which is characterized by skin which is thin. See detailed information below for a list of 104 causes of Thin skin, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Thin skin:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Thin skin. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Cushing syndrome
• Aging
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Frohlich syndrome
• Goltz syndrome
• Steroid use
• Sun exposure
• Amyloidosis
• more causes...»

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Thin skin: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Thin skin, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Thin skin and Skin problems (93 causes)
• Thin skin and Skin symptoms (93 causes)
• Thin skin and Skin texture changes (91 causes)
• Thin skin and Weak skin (91 causes)
• Thin skin and Head symptoms (87 causes)
• Thin skin and Face symptoms (86 causes)
• Thin skin and Skeletal symptoms (75 causes)
• Thin skin and Musculoskeletal symptoms (63 causes)
• Thin skin and Bone symptoms (61 causes)
• Thin skin and Nerve symptoms (61 causes)
• Thin skin and Body symptoms (56 causes)
• Thin skin and Developmental problems (56 causes)
• Thin skin and Muscle symptoms (54 causes)
• Thin skin and Infant symptoms (53 causes)
• Thin skin and Mouth symptoms (51 causes)
• Thin skin and Growth symptoms (50 causes)
• Thin skin and Hair symptoms (49 causes)
• Thin skin and Eye symptoms (49 causes)
• Thin skin and Limb symptoms (48 causes)
• Thin skin and Poor growth (47 causes)
• more...»

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Stories from Users for Thin skin

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Thin skin: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Thin skin may include these symptoms:

• Skin problems
• Skin symptoms
• Skin texture changes
• Weak skin
• Head symptoms
• Face symptoms
• Skeletal symptoms
• Musculoskeletal symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Weak skin (156 causes)
• Skin symptoms (5992 causes)
• Skin problems (3422 causes)
• Skin texture changes (497 causes)
• more symptoms...»

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Thin skin

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Thin skin:

• Weak skin (156 causes)
• Dry skin (231 causes)
• Rough skin (12 causes)
• Touch sky
• Scaly skin (483 causes)
• Skin rash (461 causes)
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Misdiagnosis and Thin skin

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Thin skin: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

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Definitions of Thin skin:

Detailed list of causes of Thin skin

The list below shows some of the causes of Thin skin mentioned in various sources:

• Acrogeria (Gottron Type) - thin skin
• Adrenal adenoma, familial - thin skin
• Adrenal Cancer - thin skin
• Adrenal Cortex Diseases - thin skin
• Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - thin skin
• Adrenal gland hyperfunction - thin skin
• Adrenal incidentaloma - thin skin
• more causes...»

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How Common are these Causes of Thin skin?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Thin skin. Of the 104 causes of Thin skin that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 5 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 102 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 104 causes of Thin skin

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Thin skin:

The following list of conditions have 'Thin skin' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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A

• Acrogeria (Gottron Type) ... thin skin
• Adrenal adenoma, familial ... thin skin
• Adrenal Cancer ... thin skin
• Adrenal Cortex Diseases ... thin skin
• Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ... thin skin
• Adrenal gland hyperfunction ... thin skin
• Adrenal incidentaloma ... thin skin
• Adrenocortical carcinoma ... thin skin

C

• Chromosome 19q13.11 Deletion syndrome ... thin skin
• Chromosome 22, trisomy ... thin skin
• Cockayne syndrome ... thin skin
• Connective tissue dysplasia, Spellacy type ... thin skin
• Cushing syndrome, familial ... thin skin
• Cushing's disease ... Thin skin
• Cushing's syndrome ... thin skin

D

• Daentl-Townsend-Siegel syndrome ... thin skin
• Daentl-Towsend-Siegel syndrome ... thin skin
• Dermo-odontodysplasia ... thin skin

E

• Ectodermal dysplasia -- mental retardation -- central nervous system malformation ... thin skin
• Ectodermal dysplasia -- mental retardation -- CNS malformation ... thin skin
• Ectodermal dysplasia anhidrotic ... thin skin
• Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, autosomal dominant ... thin skin
• Ectodermal dysplasia, hypohidrotic, autosomal recessive ... thin skin
• EDS X ... thin skin
• EDS10 ... thin skin
• EEC syndrome ... thin skin
• Ehlers Danlos syndrome type 4, autosomal dominant ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 4 ... Thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type X ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with Platelet Dysfunction from Fibronectin Abnormality ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, cardiac valvular form ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Dysfibronectinemic type ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type 10 ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type ... thin skin
• Ehlers-Danlos, syndrome, periodontitis type ... thin skin
• Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional ... thin skin

F

• Fibronectin-Deficient EDS ... thin skin
• Fontaine-Farriaux-Blanckaert syndrome ... thin skin
• Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor ... thin skin

G

• Geroderma osteodysplastica ... thin skin
• Gerodermia osteodysplastica ... thin skin
• Gerodermia osteodysplastica hereditaria ... thin skin
• Gerodermia osteodysplasticum ... thin skin
• Growth Hormone Receptor Deficiency ... thin skin

H

• Homocystinuria ... thin skin
• Homocystinuria due to defect in methylation cbl e ... Thin skin
• Hutchinson Gilford Syndrome ... thin skin
• Hyperadrenalism ... thin skin

J

• Jones-Hersh-Yusk syndrome ... thin skin

L

• Lamellar ichthyosis ... thin skin
• Lamellar ichthyosis, autosomal dominant form ... thin skin
• Lamellar ichthyosis, type 1 ... thin skin
• Lamellar ichthyosis, type 2 ... thin skin
• Lamellar ichthyosis, type 3 ... thin skin
• Laron Dwarfism ... thin skin
• Laron Pituitary Dwarfism ... thin skin
• Laron Syndrome ... thin skin
• Laron Type Pituitary Dwarfism 1 ... thin skin
• Laron-type Dwarfism Phenotypic Syndrome ... thin skin
• Lenz Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism ... thin skin

M

• Mental retardation -- arachnodactyly -- hypotonia -- telangiectasia ... thin skin
• Myopathy, limb-girdle, with bone fragility ... thin skin

N

• Neu-Laxova Syndrome ... thin skin

O

• OI, Type I ... thin skin
• OLEDAID ... thin skin
• Onychotrichodysplasia and neutropenia ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta Type I ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta type II ... Thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta type IV ... Thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1A ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 1B ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2 ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 4 ... thin skin
• Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB ... thin skin

P

• Peptidic growth factors deficiency ... thin skin
• Pituitary cancer, childhood ... thin skin
• Pituitary tumors, adult ... thin skin
• Poikilodermatomyositis -- mental retardation ... thin skin
• Progeria ... thin skin
• Progeria short stature pigmented nevi ... thin skin
• Pseudoprogeria syndrome ... thin skin

R

• Rambaud-Galian syndrome ... thin skin
• Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome ... thin skin
• Rieger anomaly -- partial lipodystrophy ... thin skin
• Rombo syndrome ... thin skin

S

• Sequeiros-Sack syndrome ... thin skin
• Shprintzen-Golberg craniosynostosis ... thin skin
• Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma ... thin skin
• Stoll-Alembik-Finck syndrome ... thin skin
• Stuve-Wiedemann dysplasia ... thin skin
• Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome ... thin skin

T

• Tricho odonto onycho dermal syndrome ... thin skin

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Classifications of Thin skin:

Medical Conditions associated with Thin skin:

Weak skin (156 causes), Skin symptoms (5992 causes), Skin problems (3422 causes), Skin texture changes (497 causes)

Symptoms related to Thin skin:

Weak skin (156 causes), Dry skin (231 causes), Rough skin (12 causes), Touch sky, Scaly skin (483 causes), Skin rash (461 causes)

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