Inflammation or raw, broken skin in the affected areas, usually caused by scratching.

"That and the skin in his freezer certainly cause me to want to look very hard at this guy," Wesley said.

His dark skin stands out and causes discrimination.

Pierpont's relatively dark skin and vaguely Hispanic looks caused him problems within the white power movement.

Washing skin repeatedly can damage the protective external layer and cause transepidermal loss of water.

Its thick skins and large number of pips can cause residual bitterness.

Covering the skin where this medicine has been applied can cause your body to absorb the steroid contained in the medication.

Doctors often plead with health insurers to cover the most extreme cases where extra skin causes health problems.

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The extremely thin skins cause two problems - it is vulnerable to fungal diseases, and to damage in transit.