skin fissure
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A skin fissure is a cutaneous condition in which there is a linear-like cleavage of skin, sometimes defined as extending into the dermis.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020063648/http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/derm/tutb/fissure.html|archive-date=2013-10-20|url=http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/derm/tutb/fissure.html|title=Primary Care Dermatology Module > Nomenclature of Skin Lesions > 18. FISSURE|author1=Gary Williams|author2=Murray Katcher|publisher=Department of Pediatrics. The University of Wisconsin}} It is smaller than a skin laceration.
Generalized
A skin area on which there are many skin fissures is called cracked skin, and is most commonly a result of skin dryness. Ichthyosis is a genetic disorder where there is often severe skin cracking.
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Further reading
- [https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/skin/default.html Skin Exposures and Effects]
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/472943 Skin fissure, clinical studies]
- [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1981795/pdf/brmedj02013-0083b.pdf Treatment of Skin Fissures]
Category:Dermatologic terminology
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