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  2. Schamberg disease - Wikipedia

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    Schamberg's disease is a skin disorder that causes a discoloration of the lower extremities. [4] It usually occurs in the lower extremities and rarely elsewhere. [4] This condition is caused by leaky blood vessels near the surface of the skin. [7] The cause of the leaky capillaries is usually not known. [7]

  3. Podoconiosis - Wikipedia

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    Podoconiosis causes bilateral yet asymmetrical leg swelling with overlying firm nodules. Early on, symptoms may include itching, tingling, widening of the forefoot, and swelling which then progress to soft edema, skin fibrosis, papillomatosis, and nodule formation resembling moss, giving rise to the disease's alternate name of "mossy foot" in some regions of the world. [3]

  4. Why Your Legs Are Itching Like Crazy, According to ... - AOL

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    Dermatologists explain why you have unbearably itchy legs. From dry skin to bug bites to hives, here's why you can't stop scratching—and how to find relief. Why Your Legs Are Itching Like Crazy ...

  5. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common ... - AOL

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    Other symptoms to note: This rash is itchy and can cause hair loss when it occurs on the scalp. The same fungus can also cause athlete’s foot and jock itch. The same fungus can also cause ...

  6. Athlete's foot - Wikipedia

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    Scratching can further damage the skin and worsen the condition by allowing the fungus to more easily spread and thrive. The itching sensation associated with athlete's foot can be so severe that it may cause hosts to scratch vigorously enough to inflict excoriations (open wounds), which are susceptible to bacterial infection. Further ...

  7. What causes skin to itch? New research pinpoints a ... - AOL

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    Scientists are still unraveling the mystery of why skin conditions like eczema cause people to itch. One known cause is inflammation, which gets worse as people scratch and their skin becomes damaged.

  8. Lichen simplex chronicus - Wikipedia

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    Constant scratching causes the skin to thicken. The thickened skin itches, causing more scratching, causing more thickening. Affected area may spread rapidly through the rest of the body. Many hypothesize LSC has a psychosomatic origin. [3] Those predisposed to itch as a response to emotional tensions may be more susceptible to the itch-scratch ...

  9. Aquagenic pruritus - Wikipedia

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    No definitive medical test is known for aquagenic pruritus. Rather, diagnosis is made by excluding all other possible causes of the patient's itching, including polycythemia vera. Since pruritus is a symptom of many serious diseases, it is important to rule out other causes before making a final diagnosis. [11]

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