Deficiency: Zinc responsive dermatosis (a.k.a. zinc deficiency dermatitis) in dogs,
causing skin scaling and redness as well as hair loss.
Not exact matches
Eczema: A
skin disorder
causing inflammation, itching, redness,
scaling or a noncontagious breakout of lesions.
Cradle cap can
cause a variety of symptoms, but some of the most common include thick crusts of
skin on the scalp, yellow
scales, oily patches of
skin, and
skin flakes (a.k.a. dandruff).
«When I first saw it on my daughter's head, I kind of knew what it was but was worried
cause it looked more like
scales than dry
skin.
The children and adults travel from as far as Australia, Africa and Mongolia to see her, because she is one of the few dermatologists in the world who specializes in the rare and perplexing genetic disease that
causes their
skin to be disfigured by redness and dark
scales across their entire bodies.
They
cause raised, red patches covered by silvery
scales when they reach the surface of the
skin and die.
But «micronized» or «nano -
scale» particles of these minerals can get below the
skin surface and
cause allergic reactions and other problems for some people.
Caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, snake fungal disease (SFD) can lead to symptoms including
skin lesions, scabs and crusty
scales, which can contribute to the death of the infected animal in some cases.
The most common, called plaque psoriasis,
causes red, inflamed
skin patches covered by silvery
scales.
Stelara, the newest biologic for psoriasis, is a powerful drug that is approved only for moderate to severe cases of plaque psoriasis, an immune system disorder that
causes red, inflamed
skin lesions, often covered with silvery
scales.
Acne sufferers have elevated levels of the alpha form of IL1 and some studies show this inflammatory hormone
causes increased
skin scale formation (thus more scaley - nastys to block your pores).
If infection occurs it can spread to the head and neck
causing additional areas with red
skin, crusty
skin and
scaling.
When a
scaling skin disorder first showed up in Golden Retrievers in the 1990s, it was frequently misdiagnosed as seborrhea, a condition that also
causes scaling and dandruff.
If the
skin problem is the same on both halves (bilateral symmetry) then possible
causes include Hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism or pemphigus foliaceus (
skin condition with
scaling).
He is likely suffering from a disease that is
causing the excess
scaling and crusting of the
skin.
Any condition that changes the fat or lipids of the
skin, the content of the
skin, or that dries the
skin will change that size of packets that are shed,
causing scaling or dandruff.
Fitbit has decided to proceed with a full -
scale voluntary recall of Fitbit Force after it hired independent experts to investigate users» reports of
skin irritation and found the device may really be
causing problems to some users.