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Mashihul A Hossain, MBBS, DDV

Diagnosis

psoriasis, plaque psoriasis

Body Site

shin

Age

22 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 22-year-old woman had a psoriatic plaques on her shins, elbows, and knees. Removal of the silvery scale resulted in pin point bleeding typical of an Auspitz sign.

Description

well circumscribed erythematous plaque covered by silvery white scale

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions

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5/10/2008 15:46:00

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