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  2. Pityriasis lichenoides - Wikipedia

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    The clinical examination of the skin is used to diagnose and distinguish between the various forms of pityriasis lichenoides. For pityriasis lichenoides, a skin biopsy followed by a histopathologic examination is a confirmatory procedure. Histologically, interface dermatitis with a noticeable lymphocytic infiltrate is the hallmark of pityriasis ...

  3. Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta - Wikipedia

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    Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta is a disease of the immune system. It is the more severe version of pityriasis lichenoides chronica. The disease is characterized by rashes and small lesions on the skin. The disease is more common in males and usually occurs in young adulthood, although it has been seen in every age group and every ...

  4. Pityriasis lichenoides chronica - Wikipedia

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    Pityriasis lichenoides chronica is an uncommon, idiopathic, acquired dermatosis, characterized by evolving groups of erythematous, scaly papules that may persist for months. [ 1 ] : 456 [ 2 ] : 737

  5. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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    Pityriasis lichenoides chronica (chronic guttate parapsoriasis, chronic pityriasis lichenoides, dermatitis psoriasiformis nodularis, parapsoriasis chronica, parapsoriasis lichenoides chronica) Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (acute guttate parapsoriasis, acute parapsoriasis, acute pityriasis lichenoides, Mucha–Habermann disease ...

  6. Postinflammatory hypopigmentation - Wikipedia

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    Certain conditions, like lichen striatus (LS) and pityriasis lichenoides chronica (PLC), typically cause postinflammatory hypopigmentation as opposed to hyperpigmentation. Postinflammatory hypopigmentation can also result after cutaneous injuries caused by burns, irritants, and dermatological operations (such as chemical peels , dermabrasion ...

  7. Pityriasis - Wikipedia

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    Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, a disease of the immune system; Pityriasis rosea, a type of skin rash Pityriasis circinata, 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

  8. Lichenoid eruption - Wikipedia

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    A lichenoid eruption is a skin disease characterized by damage and infiltration between the epidermis and dermis. [1]Examples include lichen planus, lichen sclerosus and lichen nitidus.

  9. Pityriasis rosea - Wikipedia

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    Pityriasis rosea is a type of skin rash. [2] Classically, it begins with a single red and slightly scaly area known as a "herald patch". [ 2 ] This is then followed, days to weeks later, by an eruption of many smaller scaly spots; pinkish with a red edge in people with light skin and greyish in darker skin. [ 4 ]