Small plaque parapsoriasis

Small plaque parapsoriasis
Other namesChronic superficial dermatitis[1]
SpecialtyDermatology Edit this on Wikidata

Small plaque parapsoriasis characteristically occurs with skin lesions that are round, oval, discrete patches or thin plaques, mainly on the trunk.[2]: 452 [3]: 207 [4]

Subtypes:

  • Xanthoerythrodermia perstans is a distinct variant with lesions that are yellow in color.[1][2]: 452 
  • Digitate dermatosis is a distinct variant with lesions in the shape of a finger and distributed symmetrically on the flanks.[1][2]: 452 

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  2. ^ a b c Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
  3. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  4. ^ Lambert WC, Everett MA (October 1981). "The nosology of parapsoriasis". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 5 (4): 373–95. doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(81)70100-2. PMID 7026622.


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