Skin fissure explained

A skin fissure is a cutaneous condition in which there is a linear-like cleavage of skin, sometimes defined as extending into the dermis.^[1] 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.

Further reading

• Skin Exposures and Effects
• Skin fissure, clinical studies
• Nu Skin (in German)
• Treatment of Skin Fissures

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131020063648/http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/derm/tutb/fissure.html. 2013-10-20. Primary Care Dermatology Module > Nomenclature of Skin Lesions > 18. FISSURE. Gary Williams. Murray Katcher. Department of Pediatrics. The University of Wisconsin.