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thin skin

by desperate, Jun 18, 2001 12:00AM

Tags: malabsorption

Does malabsorption cause thin skin? My skin keeps getting thinner and thinner especially on my hands and arms and legs. If anyone knows anything about this please let me know what causes it and what to do about it. Thanks

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