Dermatology - HAND: psoriasis
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Image Name: psoriasis_2_081127   File Type: jpg
Diagnosis: PSORIASIS   Category: papulosquamous eruptions
Morphology: papulosquamous (bump, scale)   Organization: discrete / confluent
Pattern: symmetric / acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)   Color: red
Body Site: hand / leg
finger / knee
  Age: 10 years
Gender: Male   Image Year: 2008
Contributor: Bernard Cohen, MD   First  Published: November 29, 2008
Description:discrete round bright red scaly 0.5-1 cm papules and confluent plaques with overlying yellow scale and some crusts
Comments:This 10-year-old boy with a complex medical history developed a papulosquamous eruption on the face which spread to the hands and legs over the following week. The lesions were minimally itchy and improved with topical steroids.
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