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Introduction

Psoriasis, parapsoriasis, pityriasis rosea, pityriasis rubra pilaris, pityriasis lichenoides, lichen planus, and lichen sclerosus are dissimilar disorders grouped together because their primary lesions have similar characteristics: sharply marginated, scaling papules or plaques without wetness, crusts, fissures, and excoriations. Lesion appearance and distribution distinguish these diseases from each other.

Last full review/revision August 2009 by Peter C. Schalock, MD

Content last modified August 2009

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