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Definition of Pityriasis

Pityriasis
Pityriasis Pit`y*ri"a*sis, n. (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands.
Pityriasis
Pityriasis Pit`y*ri"a*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, lit., bran.] (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. Pityriasis versicolor [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches.

Meaning of Pityriasis from wikipedia

- armpits, groin, or extremities (pityriasis rosea circinata et marginata of Vidal) or unilateral spread. The cause of pityriasis rosea is not certain, but its...
- Pityriasis commonly refers to flaking (or scaling) of the skin. The word comes from the Gr**** πίτυρον 'bran'. Types include: Pityriasis alba, dry, fine-scaled...
- of pityriasis alba in two fifths of their children. It was first described in 1923. Having been known under a variety of names, the term 'Pityriasis alba'...
- includes:[citation needed] Progressive macular hypomelanosis Pityriasis alba Pityriasis rosea Seborrheic dermatitis Erythrasma Vitiligo Leprosy Syphilis...
- Pityriasis lichenoides represents a distinct subset of inflammatory skin disorders that includes pityriasis lichenoides chronica, febrile ulceronecrotic...
- ****ociated with skin diseases, including dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, pityriasis dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis. However, another microorganism community...
- effective therapeutic option for pityriasis lichenoides chronica. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Parapsoriasis Pityriasis lichenoides List of cutaneous conditions...
- Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta is a disease of the immune system. It is the more severe version of pityriasis lichenoides chronica. The...
- result in scarring or alopecia.: 647  Pityriasis amiantacea was first described by Alibert in 1832. Pityriasis amiantacea affects the scalp as shiny asbestos-like...
- The Bornean bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala), also variously known as the bristled shrike, bald-headed crow or the bald-headed wood-shrike, is the...