Pityriasis Rotunda: A Case Report of Familial Disease in an American-Born Black Patient

Pityriasis rotunda is an uncommon dermatosis with an unusual geographic and racial distribution. The skin disorder is characterized by sharply defined, perfectly circular, scaly patches with no inflammatory changes. Notably, it may be associated with underlying malignancy or chronic infection. We re...

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Autores principales: Lefkowitz, Emily G., Natow, Allen J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Published online: March, 2016
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27065844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445043
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description Pityriasis rotunda is an uncommon dermatosis with an unusual geographic and racial distribution. The skin disorder is characterized by sharply defined, perfectly circular, scaly patches with no inflammatory changes. Notably, it may be associated with underlying malignancy or chronic infection. We report an uncommon familial case in an American-born female.
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spelling pubmed-48211432016-04-08 Pityriasis Rotunda: A Case Report of Familial Disease in an American-Born Black Patient Lefkowitz, Emily G. Natow, Allen J. Case Rep Dermatol Published online: March, 2016 Pityriasis rotunda is an uncommon dermatosis with an unusual geographic and racial distribution. The skin disorder is characterized by sharply defined, perfectly circular, scaly patches with no inflammatory changes. Notably, it may be associated with underlying malignancy or chronic infection. We report an uncommon familial case in an American-born female. S. Karger AG 2016-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4821143/ /pubmed/27065844 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445043 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Pityriasis Rotunda: A Case Report of Familial Disease in an American-Born Black Patient
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title_full Pityriasis Rotunda: A Case Report of Familial Disease in an American-Born Black Patient
title_fullStr Pityriasis Rotunda: A Case Report of Familial Disease in an American-Born Black Patient
title_full_unstemmed Pityriasis Rotunda: A Case Report of Familial Disease in an American-Born Black Patient
title_short Pityriasis Rotunda: A Case Report of Familial Disease in an American-Born Black Patient
title_sort pityriasis rotunda: a case report of familial disease in an american-born black patient
topic Published online: March, 2016
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27065844
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445043
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