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Scaly Skin Eruption

MedGen UID:
274197
•Concept ID:
C1519190
•
Finding

Definition

Peeling skin patches. Causes include psoriasis, eczema, and sunburns. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVScaly Skin Eruption

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Annular Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021
Keratosis lichenoides chronica: Case-based review of treatment options.
Pistoni F, Peroni A, Colato C, Schena D, Girolomoni G
J Dermatolog Treat 2016 Aug;27(4):383-8. Epub 2015 Dec 10 doi: 10.3109/09546634.2015.1115818. PMID: 26652284
Diagnosis directs treatment in fungal infections of the skin.
Panthagani AP, Tidman MJ
Practitioner 2015 Oct;259(1786):25-9, 3. PMID: 26738249

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a disease with many faces.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF
World J Pediatr 2019 Dec;15(6):536-545. Epub 2019 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s12519-019-00304-9. PMID: 31456157
Post-reconstruction dermatitis of the breast.
Rosen AC, Goh C, Lacouture ME, Mehrara BJ, Cordeiro PG, Myskowski PL
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Oct;70(10):1369-1376. Epub 2017 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.05.012. PMID: 28602267Free PMC Article
Infectious eczematoid dermatitis: a comprehensive review.
Yamany T, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Feb;29(2):203-208. Epub 2014 Sep 11 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12715. PMID: 25209074
Psoriasiform keratosis.
Walsh SN, Hurt MA, Santa Cruz DJ
Am J Dermatopathol 2007 Apr;29(2):137-40. doi: 10.1097/01.dad.0000246177.63145.b3. PMID: 17414434
Interventions for chronic palmoplantar pustulosis.
Marsland AM, Chalmers RJ, Hollis S, Leonardi-Bee J, Griffiths CE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jan 25;2006(1):CD001433. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001433.pub2. PMID: 16437433Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Annular Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021
Common Skin Conditions in Children: Noninfectious Rashes.
Rayala BZ, Morrell DS
FP Essent 2017 Feb;453:18-25. PMID: 28196317
Infectious eczematoid dermatitis: a comprehensive review.
Yamany T, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Feb;29(2):203-208. Epub 2014 Sep 11 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12715. PMID: 25209074
Psoriasiform keratosis.
Walsh SN, Hurt MA, Santa Cruz DJ
Am J Dermatopathol 2007 Apr;29(2):137-40. doi: 10.1097/01.dad.0000246177.63145.b3. PMID: 17414434
Cyanamide-induced granulocytopenia.
Ajima M, Usuki K, Igarashi A, Okazaki R, Hamano K, Urabe A, Totsuka Y
Intern Med 1997 Sep;36(9):640-2. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.36.640. PMID: 9313109

Therapy

Polymeric Gels and Their Application in the Treatment of Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Review.
Kulawik-Pióro A, Miastkowska M
Int J Mol Sci 2021 May 12;22(10) doi: 10.3390/ijms22105124. PMID: 34066105Free PMC Article
Childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a disease with many faces.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF
World J Pediatr 2019 Dec;15(6):536-545. Epub 2019 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s12519-019-00304-9. PMID: 31456157
Post-reconstruction dermatitis of the breast.
Rosen AC, Goh C, Lacouture ME, Mehrara BJ, Cordeiro PG, Myskowski PL
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Oct;70(10):1369-1376. Epub 2017 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.05.012. PMID: 28602267Free PMC Article
Common Skin Conditions in Children: Noninfectious Rashes.
Rayala BZ, Morrell DS
FP Essent 2017 Feb;453:18-25. PMID: 28196317
Kava dermopathy.
Norton SA, Ruze P
J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 Jul;31(1):89-97. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(94)70142-3. PMID: 8021378

Prognosis

Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus associated with abatacept.
Figueredo Zamora E, Callen JP, Schadt CR
Lupus 2021 Apr;30(4):661-663. Epub 2020 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0961203320981146. PMID: 33349110
Psoriasiform eruptions during Kawasaki disease (KD): A distinct phenotype.
Haddock ES, Calame A, Shimizu C, Tremoulet AH, Burns JC, Tom WL
J Am Acad Dermatol 2016 Jul;75(1):69-76.e2. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.02.1146. PMID: 26946987Free PMC Article
Infectious eczematoid dermatitis: a comprehensive review.
Yamany T, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Feb;29(2):203-208. Epub 2014 Sep 11 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12715. PMID: 25209074
Psoriasiform keratosis.
Walsh SN, Hurt MA, Santa Cruz DJ
Am J Dermatopathol 2007 Apr;29(2):137-40. doi: 10.1097/01.dad.0000246177.63145.b3. PMID: 17414434
Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis.
Oskay T, Kutluay L, Kaptanoğlu A, Karabacak O
Eur J Dermatol 2002 Nov-Dec;12(6):589-91. PMID: 12459536

Clinical prediction guides

Atypical skin conditions of the neck and back as a dermal manifestation of anti-HMGCR antibody-positive myopathy.
Kurashige T, Nakamura R, Murao T, Mine N, Sato M, Katsumata R, Kanaya Y, Dodo Y, Sugiura T, Ohshita T
BMC Immunol 2024 May 11;25(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s12865-024-00622-2. PMID: 38734636Free PMC Article
Childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a disease with many faces.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF
World J Pediatr 2019 Dec;15(6):536-545. Epub 2019 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s12519-019-00304-9. PMID: 31456157
Infectious eczematoid dermatitis: a comprehensive review.
Yamany T, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Feb;29(2):203-208. Epub 2014 Sep 11 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12715. PMID: 25209074
Skin involvement and outcome measures in systemic autoimmune diseases.
Albrecht J, Atzeni F, Baldini C, Bombardieri S, Dalakas MC, Demirkesen C, Yazici H, Mat C, Werth VP, Sarzi-Puttini P
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2006 Jan-Feb;24(1 Suppl 40):S52-9. PMID: 16466625
Interventions for chronic palmoplantar pustulosis.
Marsland AM, Chalmers RJ, Hollis S, Leonardi-Bee J, Griffiths CE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jan 25;2006(1):CD001433. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001433.pub2. PMID: 16437433Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Interventions for chronic palmoplantar pustulosis.
Marsland AM, Chalmers RJ, Hollis S, Leonardi-Bee J, Griffiths CE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jan 25;2006(1):CD001433. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001433.pub2. PMID: 16437433Free PMC Article

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