The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by xeroderma (dry skin):
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).
- Desiccation eczema (synonyms: Desiccation eczema; Asteatosis cutis; Asteatotic eczema; Desiccation eczema; Dermatitis sicca; Eczema craquelée; Desiccation dermatitis; Desiccation eczematid; Xerotic eczema); clinical presentation: reticular tears of the cornea resembling a dried riverbed and subsequent inflammation [in xeroderma (dry skin); senile skin].
- Skin damage, especially in the case of scratched skin.
- Skin lesions (excoriations/substance defects of the skin extending into the stratum papillare of the dermis (papillary layer of the skin), erosions (skin defects), ulcerations/ulceration).
- Skin bleeding
- Crusting or scarring
- Formation of nodules and papules (nodule-like change on the skin), a so-called prurigo nodularis/prurigo nodules (as a result of chronic pruritus)
- Infections of the scratched skin sites with bacteria, viruses or fungi.
- Recurrent (recurring) itching.
