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Skin hardening

Skin hardening

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Increased toughness of body's outer layer of tissue.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Skin

Is Symptom of

Plantar warts
Condition
Corn or callus
Condition
Scleroderma
Condition
Harlequin ichthyosis
Condition

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