Diseases

Papulosquamous Skin Diseases

A group of dermatoses with distinct morphologic features. The primary lesion is most commonly a papule, usually erythematous, with a variable degree of scaling on the surface. Plaques form through the coalescing of primary lesions.

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Abstract

A group of dermatoses with distinct morphologic features. The primary lesion is most commonly a papule, usually erythematous, with a variable degree of scaling on the surface. Plaques form through the coalescing of primary lesions.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Papulosquamous Disorders
  • Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
  • Disease, Papulosquamous Skin
  • Diseases, Papulosquamous Skin
  • Disorder, Papulosquamous
  • Disorders, Papulosquamous
  • Papulosquamous Disorder
  • Papulosquamous Skin Disease
  • Skin Disease, Papulosquamous

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

93

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Previous Indexing

  • Skin Diseases (1966-1992)

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WR 204

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Papulosquamous Skin Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017444. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017444
  2. Papulosquamous Skin Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papulosquamous_disorder
  3. Papulosquamous Skin Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7133237