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Dry Skin
Health Encyclopedia: Dry Skin
Dry skin is most common in your lower legs, arms, flanks (sides of the abdomen), and thighs. The symptoms most often associated with dry skin include:
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Scaling - Itching
- Cracks in the skin
Alternative Names
Skin - dry; Winter itch
Considerations
Common Causes
Dry skin is common. It happens more often in the winter when cold air outside and heated air inside cause low humidity. Forced-air furnaces make skin even drier.
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Expert & Community Posts
Deflecting Winter's Dry Skin
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...moisturize a lot during winter, but I always get super dry skin and chapped hands and lips. Can... Read more »
Dry Skin... In the Summer?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...leave a comment below. Reader's Question: I know dry skin is supposed to be a winter problem,... Read more »
Dry Skin... In the Summer?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...leave a comment below. Reader's Question: I know dry skin is supposed to be a winter problem,... Read more »
Battling Dry Skin in the Winter
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...chronic skin conditions such as eczema or xerosis (dry skin) often have more problems during the... Read more »
The Skinny on Dry Skin
By Toni Hurst , Health ExpertSometimes I feel like a prune. Everything seems to be drying up and wrinkling. The skin on my... Read more »
Health Guide
Dry skin and cold weather itch
...weather and itchy skin Information Here are some recommendations for dealing with dry skin: Take fewer and shorter baths. When you bathe, avoid hot water. Moisturize... Read more »Dry skin
...examination with careful attention to all parts of your skin. To better understand the cause of the dry skin, your doctor may ask: When did your dry skin develop or has it always been... Read more »Erysipelas
...the risk for the development of erysipelas. Read more »Hand lotions and creams
Hand cream poisoning Symptoms Possible intestinal obstruction, resulting in abdominal pain Diarrhea Read more »Ichthyosis vulgaris
...scale disease Symptoms Skin lesion /rash Dry skin , severe Scaly appearance, adherent scales May thicken ... Read more »
Medications
This medication is used for the treatment of mild to moderate acne. Azelaic acid belongs to a class... Read more »
...daytime moisturizer may be helpful for excessive dry skin (see Notes). If any of these effects... Read more »
...headache, trouble sleeping, constipation, flushing, dry skin, and decreased sweating may occur.... Read more »
...include: irregular heartbeat, hallucinations, hot/dry skin, fainting, inability to wake up... Read more »
...include: irregular heartbeat, hallucinations, hot/dry skin, fainting, seizures. Missed Dose If... Read more »
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