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Pityriasis

MedGen UID:
10776
•Concept ID:
C0032024
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Pityriases
SNOMED CT: Pityriasis (34630004)

Definition

A name originally applied to a group of skin diseases characterized by the formation of fine, branny scales, but now used only with a modifier. (Dorland, 27th ed) [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Pityriasis rubra pilaris: algorithms for diagnosis and treatment.
Roenneberg S, Biedermann T
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;32(6):889-898. Epub 2018 Jan 17 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14761. PMID: 29247481
Pigmentation Disorders: Diagnosis and Management.
Plensdorf S, Livieratos M, Dada N
Am Fam Physician 2017 Dec 15;96(12):797-804. PMID: 29431372

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Papulosquamous annular diseases.
Aslan Kayıran M, Wang JV, Karadag AS
Clin Dermatol 2022 Sep-Oct;40(5):441-449. Epub 2022 Jan 1 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.12.007. PMID: 34979266
Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes.
Wick MR, Patterson JW
Semin Diagn Pathol 2019 Jul;36(4):211-228. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2019.01.001. PMID: 30736994
Common spongiotic dermatoses.
Gru AA, Salavaggione AL
Semin Diagn Pathol 2017 May;34(3):226-236. Epub 2017 Feb 10 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2017.02.002. PMID: 28237387
Pityriasis lichenoides and its subtypes.
Bowers S, Warshaw EM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2006 Oct;55(4):557-72; quiz 573-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.058. PMID: 17010734
Methotrexate.
Weinstein GD
Ann Intern Med 1977 Feb;86(2):199-204. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-86-2-199. PMID: 319725

Diagnosis

Pityriasis Amiantacea.
Xie F, Sominidi-Damodaran S
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Oct;97(10):1769-1770. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.06.010. PMID: 36202489
Papulosquamous annular diseases.
Aslan Kayıran M, Wang JV, Karadag AS
Clin Dermatol 2022 Sep-Oct;40(5):441-449. Epub 2022 Jan 1 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.12.007. PMID: 34979266
Pityriasis rosea.
Eisman S, Sinclair R
BMJ 2015 Oct 29;351:h5233. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h5233. PMID: 26514823
Mucha-Habermann disease.
Bica BE, de Barros Mda G, Spingola C Jr
Rev Bras Reumatol 2013 May-Jun;53(3):314-7. doi: 10.1590/s0482-50042013000300011. PMID: 24051916
Pityriasis lichenoides and its subtypes.
Bowers S, Warshaw EM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2006 Oct;55(4):557-72; quiz 573-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.058. PMID: 17010734

Therapy

Pityriasis rosea.
Eisman S, Sinclair R
BMJ 2015 Oct 29;351:h5233. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h5233. PMID: 26514823
Seborrheic dermatitis: etiology, risk factors, and treatments: facts and controversies.
Dessinioti C, Katsambas A
Clin Dermatol 2013 Jul-Aug;31(4):343-351. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.01.001. PMID: 23806151
Pityriasis rosea--an update.
Chuh A, Lee A, Zawar V, Sciallis G, Kempf W
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2005 Sep-Oct;71(5):311-5. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.16779. PMID: 16394453
Pityriasis versicolor.
Gupta AK, Batra R, Bluhm R, Faergemann J
Dermatol Clin 2003 Jul;21(3):413-29, v-vi. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(03)00039-1. PMID: 12956196
Pityriasis versicolor.
Gupta AK, Bluhm R, Summerbell R
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2002 Jan;16(1):19-33. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00378.x. PMID: 11952286

Prognosis

Cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19.
Wang CJ, Worswick S
Dermatol Online J 2021 Jan 15;27(1) PMID: 33560783
Seborrheic dermatitis: etiology, risk factors, and treatments: facts and controversies.
Dessinioti C, Katsambas A
Clin Dermatol 2013 Jul-Aug;31(4):343-351. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.01.001. PMID: 23806151
Cutaneous paraneoplasia.
Ramos-E-Silva M, Carvalho JC, Carneiro SC
Clin Dermatol 2011 Sep-Oct;29(5):541-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2010.09.022. PMID: 21855730
Demodicidosis revisited.
Baima B, Sticherling M
Acta Derm Venereol 2002;82(1):3-6. doi: 10.1080/000155502753600795. PMID: 12013194
Pityrosporum infections.
Faergemann J
J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 Sep;31(3 Pt 2):S18-20. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)81261-3. PMID: 8077501

Clinical prediction guides

Pityriasis Rosea: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2021;17(3):201-211. doi: 10.2174/1573396316666200923161330. PMID: 32964824
Lymphomatoid Papulosis and Other Lymphoma-Like Diseases.
Moy A, Sun J, Ma S, Seminario-Vidal L
Dermatol Clin 2019 Oct;37(4):471-482. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2019.05.005. PMID: 31466587
Uncommon cases of pityriasis versicolor.
Romano C
Parassitologia 2008 Jun;50(1-2):93-4. PMID: 18693567
Lichenoid eruptions in children.
Tilly JJ, Drolet BA, Esterly NB
J Am Acad Dermatol 2004 Oct;51(4):606-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.12.012. PMID: 15389198
Acral pityriasis lichenoides.
Kossard S
Australas J Dermatol 2002 Feb;43(1):68-71. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00564.x. PMID: 11869214

Recent systematic reviews

Eosinophils in Traditionally Noneosinophil-Rich Dermatoses.
Sanchez I, Ibraheim MK, Lee BA, Kraus CN, Elsensohn A
Am J Dermatopathol 2023 Dec 1;45(12):820-821. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002550. PMID: 37883982
Alternative uses of ustekinumab for non-indicated dermatological conditions: a systematic review.
Rawal S, Kianian S, Guo W, Marquez J, Ayasse M, Siamas KA, Lee Y, Salvemini J
Arch Dermatol Res 2022 Aug;314(6):503-514. Epub 2021 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02262-7. PMID: 34156549
Drugs associated with development of pityriasis rubra pilaris: A systematic review.
Mufti A, Lytvyn Y, Maliyar K, Sachdeva M, Yeung J
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Apr;84(4):1071-1081. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.052. PMID: 32687965
A systematic review of treatments for pityriasis lichenoides.
Bellinato F, Maurelli M, Gisondi P, Girolomoni G
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019 Nov;33(11):2039-2049. Epub 2019 Aug 8 doi: 10.1111/jdv.15813. PMID: 31318465
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the regional and age-related differences in atopic dermatitis clinical characteristics.
Yew YW, Thyssen JP, Silverberg JI
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Feb;80(2):390-401. Epub 2018 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.09.035. PMID: 30287309

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