Papulosquamous disorder

A papulosquamous disorder is a condition which presents with both papules and scales,^[1] or both scaly papules and plaques.^[2]

Papulosquamous disorder
Specialty	Dermatology

Examples include psoriasis, lichen planus,^[3] and pityriasis rosea.^[4]

See also

• List of cutaneous conditions

References

1. "Definition: papulosquamous from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-11-18.
2. "Dermatology Lectures Online". Retrieved 2007-11-18.
3. "Papulosquamous Disorders". Archived from the original on March 20, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
4. González LM, Allen R, Janniger CK, Schwartz RA (2005). "Pityriasis rosea: an important papulosquamous disorder". Int J Dermatol. 44 (9): 757–64. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02635.x. PMID 16135147. S2CID 22476363.

Further reading

• Norman RA, Blanco PM (2003). "Papulosquamous diseases in the elderly". Dermatologic Therapy. 16 (3): 231–42. doi:10.1046/j.1529-8019.2003.01633.x. PMID 14510880.
• http://www.emedicine.com/derm/index.shtml#papulosquamous

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