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Ahmed Saad

Diagnosis

psoriasis, guttate psoriasis

Body Site

trunk chest abdomen

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

red silver

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This 10-year-old boy developed widespread 0.5-1 cm red papules covered with silvery scale after an episode of pharyngitis. The eruption was most dense on the trunk, and gentle scratching resulted on pin point hemorrhage typical of the Auspitz sign.

Description

disseminated flat topped 0.5-1 cm red papules with overlying silvery scale

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions

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2/12/2011 12:55:13

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