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seek treatment during middle-age, although PN can occur at any age. have a history of chronic severe pruritus. have a significant medical history for unrelated conditions. develop liver or kidney dysfunctions. develop secondary skin infections. have a personal or family history of atopic dermatitis. have other autoimmune disorders.
The exact positions of the lesions and findings on histopathology using alcian blue stain aid in the diagnosis. APPM should be distinguished from the discrete papular form of lichen myxedematosus (DPLM), which is considered another subtype of lichen myxedematosus. [6] Papules in DPLM can affect any part of the body, typically in an asymmetrical ...
A papule can be flesh colored, yellow, white, brown, black, blue or purplish, or varying shades of red. [4] [6] The intensity of redness might indicate how long the papule has been present. [6] There may be just one or many, and they may occur irregularly in different parts of the body or appear in clusters. [2] It may progress to a pustule or ...
Piezogenic papules; Other names: Painful fat herniation, piezogenic pedal papules [1] Piezogenic papules on the heel of an individual with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. Specialty: Dermatology: Symptoms: Multiple yellowish to skin-coloured small or large bumps, mostly painless; typically on heels and wrist [2] [3] Causes: Pressure [2] Risk factors
A venous lake (also known as phlebectasis [1]) is a generally solitary, soft, compressible, dark blue to violaceous, 0.2- to 1-cm papule commonly found on sun-exposed surfaces of the vermilion border of the lip, face and ears. [2] [3] [4] Lesions generally occur among the elderly. [5] [6]
Keratosis pilaris (KP; also follicular keratosis, lichen pilaris, or colloquially chicken skin. [1]) is a common, autosomal-dominant, genetic condition of the skin's hair follicles characterized by the appearance of possibly itchy, small, gooseflesh-like bumps, with varying degrees of reddening or inflammation. [2]
Papular sarcoid is a cutaneous condition characterized by papules, which are the most common morphology of cutaneous sarcoidosis. [2]: 708 Ichthyosiform sarcoidosis is a cutaneous condition resembling ichthyosis vulgaris or acquired ichthyosis, with fine scaling usually on the distal extremities, by caused by sarcoidosis. [2]: 710
There is no standard treatment for pityriasis lichenoides chronica. Treatments may include ultraviolet phototherapy, sun exposure, oral antibiotics, and corticosteroid creams and ointments to treat rash and itching. [3] [5] One study identified the enzyme bromelain as an effective therapeutic option for pityriasis lichenoides chronica. [6]