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Skin cracking

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Fissuring in outermost layer of tissue covering the body.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

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Skin

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Seborrheic dermatitis
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Dermatitis
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Harlequin ichthyosis
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Psoriasis & eczema
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