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A maculopapular rash is a type of rash characterized by a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps. It may only appear red in lighter-skinned people. The term "maculopapular" is a compound: macules are small, flat discolored spots on the surface of the skin; and papules are small, raised bumps.
The central punctum of the papule frequently develops into a vesiculopustular structure, experiences hemorrhagic necrosis, ulcerates, and is covered in reddish-brown crusts. There may be postinflammatory hyper- and hypopigmentation as well as varioliform scars.
Usually appearing as a cluster of erythematous papules and papulo-pustules, the lesions are umbilicated, 2-4 mm in diameter, and develop central necrosis within a few days. An adherent hemorrhagic crust forms, but it falls off after 3–4 weeks, leaving varioliform scars.
A papule may have a rounded, pointed or flat top, and may have a dip. [2] It can be polygonal but is never rectangular or square. [6] It can appear with a stalk, be thread-like or look warty. [3] Ulceration, oozing, bleeding or thin blood vessels may be present in a papule. [6] It can be soft or firm and its surface may be rough or smooth. [2]
Fibrous papules are also termed facial angiofibromas and were formerly and incorrectly termed adenoma sebaceum (fibrous papules are unrelated to sebaceous glands [4]). They develop in up to 8% of the general adult population and occur as 1 to 3 [5] pink to red, [4] dome-shaped papules in the central areas of the face, nose, and/or lips. [6]
Rashes typical of dermatomyositis, which include heliotrope rash, Gottron sign, and Gottron papules The fifth criterion is what differentiates dermatomyositis from polymyositis; the diagnosis is considered definite for dermatomyositis if three of items 1 through 4 are present in addition to 5, probable with any two in addition to 5, and ...
Gottron's sign is a pathognomonic cutaneous manifestation associated with dermatomyositis (DM), which is an inflammatory disorder affecting the skin and muscles. [1] The primary lesion of dermatomyositis appears as a violaceous, macular erythema with a symmetric distribution, which may progress and become poikilodermatous (atrophic with telangiectasia and pigmentary changes) and indurated (as ...
Porokeratosis may be divided into the following clinical types: [1]: 532 Plaque-type porokeratosis (also known as "Classic porokeratosis" and "Porokeratosis of Mibelli" [2]) is characterized by skin lesions that start as small, brownish papules that slowly enlarge to form irregular, annular, hyperkeratotic or verrucous plaques.