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  2. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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    The skin weighs an average of four kilograms, covers an area of two square metres, and is made of three distinct layers: the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. [1] The two main types of human skin are: glabrous skin, the hairless skin on the palms and soles (also referred to as the "palmoplantar" surfaces), and hair-bearing skin. [3]

  3. Genodermatosis - Wikipedia

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    Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare type of genodermatosis, people with this disease have blisters on their skin and this disease is never completely cured for a lifetime. [13] Epidermolysis bullosa is mainly subdivided into four types: dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa , epidermolysis bullosa simplex, junctional epidermolysis bullosa and kindler ...

  4. Harlequin-type ichthyosis - Wikipedia

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    Very thick skin which cracks, abnormal facial features [3] [4] Complications: Breathing problems, infection, problems with body temperature, dehydration [4] Usual onset: Present from birth [3] Causes: Genetic (autosomal recessive) [3] Diagnostic method: Based on appearance and genetic testing [5] Differential diagnosis: Ichthyosis congenita ...

  5. Rare genetic skin disorder causes man to look like a tree

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    "Tree man" syndrome is so rare that only 200 cases have been reported globally. Doctors told CNN that after Bajandar's 25 unsuccessful operations, he has refused to return for further treatment.

  6. Ichthyosis - Wikipedia

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    Ichthyosis (also named fish scale disease) [1] is a family of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, thickened, scaly skin. [2] The more than 20 types of ichthyosis range in severity of symptoms, outward appearance, underlying genetic cause and mode of inheritance (e.g., dominant, recessive, autosomal or X-linked). [3]

  7. AnaptysBio's skin disease drug meets main goal in late-stage ...

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    Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP) is a rare skin disease, in which pus-filled blisters often cover large areas of the body and typically cause fever, shivers, intense itching and joint pain.

  8. Darier's disease - Wikipedia

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    Darier's disease (DD) is a rare, genetic skin disorder. It is an autosomal dominant disorder, that is, if one parent has DD, there is a 50% chance than a child will inherit DD. It was first reported by French dermatologist Ferdinand-Jean Darier in 1889.

  9. Keratolytic winter erythema - Wikipedia

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    Keratolytic Winter erythema (also known as Oudtshoorn disease [1] or Oudtshoorn skin [2] [3]) is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease of unknown cause which causes redness and peeling of the skin on the palms and soles. [4] Onset, increased prominence and severity usually occurs during winter. [5] [6] It is a type of genodermatosis. [7]