Pityriasis
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| Pityriasis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9 | 696.5 |
| MeSH | D010915 |
Pityriasis commonly refers to flaking (or scaling)[1] of the skin. The word comes from the Greek πίτυρον "bran".
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Types include:
- Pityriasis alba
- Pityriasis lichenoides chronica
- Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta
- Pityriasis rosea
- Pityriasis rubra pilaris
- Pityriasis versicolor
- Dandruff, historically called Pityriasis capitis
- Pityriasis Amiantacea
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