A skin fissure is a cutaneous condition in which there is a linear-like cleavage of skin, sometimes defined as extending into the

dermis The dermis or corium is a layer of skin between the epidermis (with which it makes up the cutis) and subcutaneous tissues, that primarily consists of dense irregular connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. It is divided i ...

.Primary Care Dermatology Module > Nomenclature of Skin Lesions > 18. FISSURE
By Gary Williams, M.D. and Murray Katcher, M.D. Ph.D, Department of Pediatrics. The University of Wisconsin It is smaller than a skin laceration.

Generalized

A skin area on which there are many skin fissures is called cracked skin, and is most commonly a result of skin dryness. Ichthyosis is a genetic disorder where there is often severe skin cracking.

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