Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder causing…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Introduction Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) (OMIM 612318) is a chronic, non-infectious…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Pruritus vulvae is the external sensation of itching that results…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Pruritus ani is characterized by intensely pruritic perianal skin. It…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Introduction Chronic pruritus or itch, defined as present for more…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Prurigo pigmentosa (PP) is a pruritic eruption that begins with…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Nodular prurigo (NP; also known as prurigo nodularis [ of…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Pretibial myxedema (PM), more accurately termed thyroid dermopathy, is characterized…
Acknowledgment The authors would like to acknowledge the work of the previous edition’s contributor, Wolfgang Jurecka, MD. Open full size image Dermatoses specifically associated with pregnancy and the puerperium include polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), pemphigoid gestationis (PG), intrahepatic cholestasis…
Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Introduction Hyperpigmentation is a common condition encountered in dermatologic practice.…