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Pityriasis rubra pilaris refers to a group of chronic disorders characterized by reddish orange, scaling plaques and keratotic follicular papules.: 442 Symptoms may include reddish-orange patches (Latin: rubra) on the skin, severe flaking (Latin: pityriasis), uncomfortable itching, thickening of the skin on the feet and hands, and thickened bumps around hair follicles (Latin: pilus for hair).
Keratosis pilaris (KP; also follicular keratosis, lichen pilaris, or colloquially chicken skin) 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.
Toxicodendron dermatitis lesions are often linear from brushing up against the plant. Causes of the Koebner phenomenon that are secondary to scratching rather than an infective or chemical cause include vitiligo, psoriasis, lichen planus, lichen nitidus, pityriasis rubra pilaris, and keratosis follicularis (Darier disease). [citation needed]
Specialty. Dermatology. Contact dermatitis is a type of acute or chronic inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to chemical or physical agents. [1] Symptoms of contact dermatitis can include itchy or dry skin, a red rash, bumps, blisters, or swelling. These rashes are not contagious or life-threatening, but can be very uncomfortable.
In mucous membrane pemphigoid, the autoimmune reaction occurs in the skin, specifically at the level of the basement membrane, which connects the lower skin layer (dermis) to the upper skin layer (epidermis) and keeps it attached to the body. When the condition is active, the basement membrane is dissolved by the antibodies produced, and areas ...
Pityriasis rubra pilaris, reddish-orange patches (Latin: rubra) on the skin. Pityriasis versicolor, a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities, usually caused by a fungus. Dandruff, historically called Pityriasis capitis. Pityriasis amiantacea, condition of the scalp in which thick tenaciously adherent scale infiltrates and surrounds ...
Treatment. Electrodesiccation and curettage, cryotherapy. A seborrheic keratosis is a non-cancerous ( benign) skin tumour that originates from cells, namely keratinocytes, in the outer layer of the skin called the epidermis. Like liver spots, seborrheic keratoses are seen more often as people age. [4]
Erythroderma. Erythroderma is an inflammatory skin disease with redness and scaling that affects nearly the entire cutaneous surface. [1] [2] This term applies when 90% or more of the skin is affected. In ICD-10, a distinction is made between "exfoliative dermatitis" at L26, and "erythroderma" at L53.9.