Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta is sometimes referred to as " Mucha-Habermann disease "; a skin disorder named in conjunction with German dermatologist Rudolf Habermann ( 1884 1941 ).
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The differential diagnosis of psoriasis includes dermatological conditions similar in appearance such as discoid eczema, seborrhoeic eczema, pityriasis rosea ( may be confused with guttate psoriasis ), misdiagnosed with psoriasis ).
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His name is associated with " pityriasis circinata et marginata of Vidal ", a disorder that is synonymous to pityriasis rosea, and " Vidal's disease ", an historical name for lichen simplex chronicus.
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His name is associated with " pityriasis circinata et marginata of Vidal ", a disorder that is synonymous to pityriasis rosea, and " Vidal's disease ", an historical name for lichen simplex chronicus.
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Misdiagnosis and treatment of ringworm with a topical steroid, a standard treatment of the superficially similar pityriasis rosea, can result in tinea incognito, a condition where ringworm fungus grows without typical features, such as a distinctive raised border.
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The condition is so named for the fine scaly appearance initially present ( pityriasis ) and the pallor of the patches that develop ( while " alba " is Latin for white, the patches in this condition are not totally depigmented ).
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In 1856 Devergie was the first to describe a chronic papulosquamous disorder known as pityriasis rubra pilaris, also referred to as " Devergie's disease ", a term introduced by Ernest Henri Besnier ( 1831-1909 ) in 1889.
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There are indications that HHV-7 can contribute to the development of drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome, encephalopathy, hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome, hepatitis infection, postinfectious myeloradiculoneuropathy, pityriasis rosea, and the reactivation of HHV-4, leading to " mononucleosis-like illness ".
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Ketoconazole is sold commercially as a tablet for oral administration ( although this use has been discontinued in a number of countries ), and in a variety of formulations for topical administration, such as creams ( used to treat tinea; cutaneous candidiasis, including candidal paronychia; and pityriasis versicolor ) and shampoos ( used primarily to treat dandruff seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp ).
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"' Pityriasis lichenoides chronica "'( also known as " Chronic guttate parapsoriasis, " " Chronic pityriasis lichenoides, " " Dermatitis psoriasiformis nodularis, " " Parapsoriasis chronica, " and " Parapsoriasis lichenoides chronica " " PLC " ) is an uncommon, idiopathic, acquired dermatosis, characterized by evolving groups of erythematous, scaly papules that may persist for months.
