Large plaque parapsoriasis

	Large plaque parapsoriasis
	Classification and external resources
ICD-10	L41.4
ICD-9	696.2
eMedicine	derm/311
MeSH	D010267

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

Overview

Large plaque parapsoriasis (also known as "parapsoriasis en plaques"^[1]) are skin lesions that may be included in the modern scheme of cutaneous conditions described as parapsoriasis.^[2] These lesions, called plaques, may be irregularly round-shaped to oval and are 10 cm (3.93700787 in) or larger in diameter.^[2] They can be very thin plaques that are symptomatic or mildly pruritic.^[2]^[3] Large-plaque parapsoriasis is a common associate of retiform parapsoriasis, can be accompanied by poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans, and can in rare occasions be a precursor to cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.^[2]

Diagnosis

Physical Examination

Skin

Trunk

Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]
Large plaque parapsoriasis. With permission from Dermatology Atlas.^[4]

Treatment

Parapsoriasis treatment consists primairly of Light therapy (more specifically PUVA therapy or UVB therapy) possibly in combination with Topical steroids. ^[5] Large plaque parapsoriasis is usually a chronic condition that needs long-term treatment. ^[6]

References

↑ PMID 8394392 (PMID 8394392)
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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Lambert WC, Everett MA (October 1981). "The nosology of parapsoriasis". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 5 (4): 373–95. doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(81)70100-2. PMID 7026622.
↑ Freedberg; et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. pp. 450–452. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
↑ ^4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 ^4.10 ^4.11 ^4.12 ^4.13 ^4.14 ^4.15 "Dermatology Atlas".
↑ "Psoriasis Aid.com".
↑ "medscape.com: Overview of Parapsoriasis".

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[pmid8394392-1] PMID 8394392 (PMID 8394392)
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[pmid7026622-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Lambert WC, Everett MA (October 1981). "The nosology of parapsoriasis". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 5 (4): 373–95. doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(81)70100-2. PMID 7026622.

[Fitz2-3] Freedberg; et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. pp. 450–452. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.

[Dermatology_Atlas-4] 4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 ^4.10 ^4.11 ^4.12 ^4.13 ^4.14 ^4.15 "Dermatology Atlas".

[5] "Psoriasis Aid.com".

[6] "medscape.com: Overview of Parapsoriasis".

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