Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Xerosis (xerosis) of the skin - abnormal dryness of the skin, usually due to hyposecretion of the sebaceous glands (changes in the hydrolipid balance of the skin), which is the main cause of itching, and in some cases - infectious diseases of the skin. Skin xerosis is the main symptom of most dermatological diseases: it is present in patients with atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, ichthyosis, follicular keratosis, irritant hand eczema, etc.
Institution: Tashkent Medical Academy
Language: English
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4318541286
