Adult Skin Problems Slideshow Pictures Quiz: Can You Identify These Skin Conditions? Gallery of Skin Problems and Images Collection

Medical Author:

Philip A. Radovic, DPM, FACFAS

Philip A. Radovic, DPM, FACFAS

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Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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Corns and Calluses Causes

• Factors outside the body that can cause calluses and corns from friction and stress
• Ill-fitting shoes or socks
• Bunching of socks or socks with seams by the toes
• Manual labor
• Not wearing shoes
• Activities that increase stress applied to the skin of the hands and feet, such as athletic events
• Factors within the body that may lead to the formation of corns and calluses
• Bony prominences or structural deformities, such as hammertoes and bunions
• Faulty foot function such as overpronation or oversupination
• Damaged sweat glands (porokeratosis), scars, warts (plantar verruca)