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What do you call the disease where you get thicker skin?
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Icthyosis,psoriasis: Icthyosis is thickening of stratum corneum, outer layer of skin which looks like fish scales.Psoriasis can look like thick grayish raised areas on knees, elbows, trunk, scalp.
Answered 3/24/2012
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