Experts say feeding sweets to monkeys at Jaipur's Galtaji temple is causing hyperkeratosis among them.
About Hyperkeratosis:
Hyperkeratosis is a condition that causes skin to thicken in certain places.
The thickening occurs when body produces too much keratin, a protein found in your skin’s outer layer.
Keratin helps to protect the body against infiltration by water and other chemical and biological agents with which it comes in contact every day.
Hyperkeratosis can affect any area of body. Anyone can get hyperkeratosis. Some people have it at birth. Other people develop this condition as children or adults.
There are two main types of hyperkeratosis:
Non-pressure-related hyperkeratosis: Thickening of your skin due to genetics.
Pressure-related hyperkeratosis: Thickening of your skin due to inflammation, irritation, or pressure.
Several factors may cause hyperkeratosis, including:
Allergies.
Autoimmune diseases.
Chronic inflammation of the skin (dermatitis).
Infections of the skin, including HPV (human papillomavirus).
Genetics.
Medications, including chemotherapy.
Pressure or rubbing of your skin.
Psoriatic arthritis.
Reactions to chemicals, including tattoo ink.
Skin infections.
Sun exposure.
Vitamin A deficiency.
Forms of hyperkeratosis include:
actinic keratosis, which causes rough, sandpaper-like patches of skin to develop as a result of excess skin exposure
calluses
corns
eczema
epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, an inherited skin disorder present at birth
lichen planus, a condition that causes white patches to grow on the inside of the mouth
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