Excessive skin dryness

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Asked for Female, 34 Years

I have developed red scaly and excessively dry patches all over my arms, upper legs and waist. This problem was 1 st seen last year.but has aggravated over last 2 months . Also i am losing a lot of hair.

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Dr. Sujit Shanshanwal Dermatologist 17 yrs exp Mumbai · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sujit Shanshanwal

Dermatologist 17 yrs exp Mumbai

The red scaly dry patches with hair loss could be a disease restricted to skin like psoriasis OR it could be sometime more worrisome like an autoimmune disease (e.g.: systemic lupus erythematosus) . Kindly get thoroughly examined and evaluated by consulting with a qualified dermatologist.

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Excessive skin dryness. A lot of hair.

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