Calluses and Corns
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📋Overview
These conditions represent a physiological response to mechanical stress where the skin hardens to protect underlying tissue from repeated friction or irritation. Such benign skin developments typically occur on weight-bearing areas of the feet or sites of frequent friction on the hands and fingers.
A callus is usually characterized as a broad, diffuse area of thickened skin, while a corn is typically smaller, well-defined, and may possess a central core. These localized areas of hyperkeratosis vary in appearance and depth based on the specific anatomical location and the nature of the external force applied.
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